AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among CREWLINE BUYER, INC., CREWLINE MERGER SUB, INC. and NEW RELIC, INC. Dated as of July 30, 2023

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

CREWLINE BUYER, INC.,

CREWLINE MERGER SUB, INC.

and

NEW RELIC, INC.

Dated as of July 30, 2023

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 30, 2023 (the “Agreement Date”), by and among Crewline Buyer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Crewline Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and New Relic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to as a “Party.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in Section 8.3 or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement.

RECITALS

A. Parent desires to acquire the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

B. The Company Board has, unanimously amongst members of the Company Board presiding and voting, (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company surviving (the “Merger”) in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of the Company adopt this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL.

C. Each of the board of directors of Parent and the board of directors of Merger Sub have (i) declared it advisable to enter into this Agreement; and (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

D. As a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub have delivered to the Company concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) an equity commitment letter (the “Equity Commitment Letter”) from each of Francisco Partners VII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Francisco Partners VII-A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Francisco Partners VII-B, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Francisco Partners VII-C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Francisco Partners VI, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Francisco Partners VI-A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Francisco Partners VI-B, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Francisco Partners VI-C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Francisco Partners VI-D, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and TPG Partners IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “Sponsor Parties”) pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the applicable Sponsor Party has committed to invest in Parent, directly or indirectly, the applicable cash amounts set forth therein and (ii) a limited guarantee (the “Limited Guarantee”) from each Sponsor Party in favor of the Company and pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Sponsor Parties have guaranteed the payment of certain payment obligations by Parent hereunder.

E. As a condition and inducement to Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the Rollover Stockholders have simultaneously herewith entered into a Rollover Agreement (the “Rollover Agreement”) in connection with the Merger, pursuant to which, among other things, the Rollover Stockholders will designate certain Shares held by the Rollover Stockholders as “Rollover Shares” (the “Rollover Shares”) which, prior to the Effective Time, will be transferred to a Delaware entity that indirectly owns all of the capital stock of Parent in accordance with the terms of the Rollover Agreement and subject to the treatment accorded to such Rollover Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

F. As a condition and inducement to ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the Company and certain persons, in their capacity as stockholders of the Company, have simultaneously herewith entered into Voting and Support Agreements (the “Voting and Support Agreements”) in connection with the Merger.

▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Merger Sub and the Company desire to (i) make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement and the Merger; and (ii) prescribe certain conditions with respect to the consummation of the Merger.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL, on the Closing Date, (a) Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company; (b) the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will thereupon cease; and (c) the Company will continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger. The Company, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation.”

1.2 The Effective Time. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will cause the Merger to be consummated pursuant to the DGCL by filing a certificate of merger in customary form and substance (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing and acceptance for record by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Merger Sub and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger, being referred to herein as the “Effective Time”).

1.3 The Closing. The consummation of the Merger will take place at a closing (the “Closing”) to occur (a) remotely at 8:00 a.m., Pacific time, on the date that is five (5) Business Days after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions); or (b) such other time, location and date as Parent, Merger Sub and the Company mutually agree in writing; provided, that notwithstanding the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, in no event shall the Closing occur prior to 60 days after the date of this Agreement without Parent’s prior written consent in its sole discretion. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “Closing Date.”

1.4 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger will be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all (a) of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation; and (b) debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

1.5 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

(a) Certificate of Incorporation. At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 5.11, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Charter”) will be amended and

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restated in its entirety to read substantially identically to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such amended and restated certificate of incorporation will become the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation; provided, however, that at the Effective Time the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation will be amended so that the name of the Surviving Corporation will be “New Relic, Inc.”

(b) Bylaws. At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 5.11, the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will become the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.

1.6 Directors and Officers.

(a) Directors. At the Effective Time, the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation will be the directors of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.

(b) Officers. At the Effective Time, the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation will be the officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly appointed.

1.7 Effect on Capital Stock.

(a) Capital Stock. Unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties or by Parent and the applicable holder, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities, the following will occur:

(i) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Merger Sub that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, and thereupon each certificate representing ownership of such shares of common stock of Merger Sub will thereafter represent ownership of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation;

(ii) each share of Company Common Stock that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than with respect to Owned Company Shares or Dissenting Company Shares) will be cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $87.00, without interest thereon, subject to any required withholding of Taxes (the “Per Share Price”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.10 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.12), provided that if any share of Company Common Stock is subject to vesting as of immediately prior to or upon the Effective Time (“Restricted Stock”), such Restricted Stock shall be cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Price in accordance with Section 1.8(g); and

(iii) each share of Company Common Stock that is (A) held by the Company as treasury stock; (B) owned by Parent or Merger Sub; (C) a Rollover Share; or (D) owned by any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent or Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Owned Company Shares”) will be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.

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(b) Adjustment to the Per Share Price. The Per Share Price will be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), subdivision, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change with respect to the Company Common Stock or the Company Equity Awards occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time and, as so adjusted, shall from and after the date of such event, be the Per Share Price, subject to further adjustment in accordance with this Section 1.7(b); provided that, nothing in this Section 1.7(b) shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Statutory Rights of Appraisal.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all Shares that are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by Company Stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such Shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (the “Dissenting Company Shares”) will not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Per Share Price pursuant to this Section 1.7. Such Company Stockholders will be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, subject to any required withholding of Taxes, except that all Dissenting Company Shares held by Company Stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL will thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become cancelled and exchanged for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the Per Share Price, without interest thereon, subject to any required withholding of Taxes, upon surrender of the Certificates or Uncertificated Shares that formerly evidenced such Shares in the manner provided in Section 1.10.

(ii) The Company will give Parent (A) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares; and (B) the opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and Legal Proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal pursuant to the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company may not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.

1.8 Equity Awards.

(a) Vested Company Options. At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised and vested immediately prior to or upon the Effective Time (including any Company Option that vests or accelerates in vesting upon the occurrence of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Option in effect as of the Agreement Date) (each, a “Vested Option”), shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled, with the holder of such Vested Option becoming entitled to receive, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, an amount in cash, less applicable Tax withholdings, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the excess of the Per Share Price over the per share exercise price of such Vested Option, by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Vested Option immediately prior to and upon the Effective Time. The Surviving Corporation shall pay the amounts due pursuant to this Section 1.8(a) (the “Option Consideration”) on the first regular payroll date to occur after the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date. Any Vested Option that has a per share exercise price that is equal to or greater than the Per Share Price shall be cancelled for no consideration as of the Effective Time.

(b) Unvested Company Options. At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unvested immediately prior to or upon the Effective Time (after taking into account any vesting or accelerated

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vesting provisions in connection with the Transactions applicable to the corresponding Company Option) (each, an “Unvested Option”) shall, at the Effective Time, be substituted and immediately convert into an award to receive an amount in cash (a “Substituted Option Award”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the excess of the Per Share Price over the per share exercise price of such Unvested Option, by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Unvested Option immediately prior to and upon the Effective Time. Such Substituted Option Award shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to such award immediately prior to the Effective Time, including continued employment with Parent or the Company through the applicable vesting date; provided, however, that upon vesting the value of the Substituted Option Award shall be paid out no later than ten Business Days following the vesting of the applicable Substituted Option Award (less applicable Tax withholdings (if any)). Any Unvested Option that has a per share exercise price that is equal to or greater than the Per Share Price shall be cancelled for no consideration as of the Effective Time.

(c) Vested Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards. At the Effective Time, each Company Restricted Stock Unit Award, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that vests upon the occurrence of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Restricted Stock Unit Award in effect as of the Agreement Date, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled, with the holder of such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award becoming entitled to receive, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, an amount in cash, less applicable Tax withholdings (if any), equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Per Share Price by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award immediately prior to or upon the Effective Time. The Surviving Corporation shall pay the amounts due pursuant to this Section 1.8(c) (the “RSU Consideration”) on the first regular payroll date to occur after the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date.

(d) Unvested Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards. At the Effective Time, each Company Restricted Stock Unit Award, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that does not vest upon the occurrence of the Effective Time by its terms (after taking into account any vesting or accelerated vesting provisions in connection with the Transactions applicable to the corresponding Company Restricted Stock Unit Award) shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and be converted into the contractual right to receive a payment in an amount in cash from the Surviving Corporation equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Per Share Price by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award immediately prior to or upon the Effective Time. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.8(d), the cash based award provided for by this Section 1.8(d) shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Restricted Stock Unit Award (including time-based vesting conditions and any accelerated vesting provisions of any Employee Benefit Plan applicable to such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award).

(e) Company Special Performance Stock Unit Awards. At the Effective Time, each Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that vests upon the occurrence of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award in effect as of the Agreement Date (based on actual performance through the Effective Time as contemplated by the applicable award agreement), shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled, with the holder of such Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award becoming entitled to receive, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, an amount in cash, less applicable Tax withholdings, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Per Share Price by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award (after determining the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award that vest based on the actual performance through the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award in effect as of the Agreement Date, including, without limitation, the applicable award agreement) immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Surviving Corporation

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shall pay the amounts due pursuant to this Section 1.8(e) (the “PSU Consideration”) on the first regular payroll date to occur after the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date. Any portion of a Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award that does not vest based on actual performance at or upon the Effective Time shall immediately terminate without consideration at the Effective Time.

(f) Company Performance Stock Unit Awards. At the Effective Time, each Company Performance Stock Unit Award that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that has satisfied the performance vesting conditions (and is therefore earned with respect to the shares underlying the Company Performance Stock Unit Award, assuming the ending period average price of the index companies was measured as of the date hereof) but that has not satisfied the service vesting conditions (and therefore does not vest) upon the occurrence of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Performance Stock Unit Award shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and be converted into the contractual right to receive a payment in an amount in cash from the Surviving Corporation equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Per Share Price by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company Performance Stock Unit Award immediately prior to the Effective Time (after determining the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Company Performance Stock Unit Award that are earned based on actual performance through the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Performance Stock Unit Award in effect as of the Agreement Date, including, without limitation, the applicable award agreement). Except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.8(f), the cash based award provided for by this Section 1.8(f) shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Performance Stock Unit Award (including time-based vesting conditions and any accelerated vesting provisions of any Employee Benefit Plan applicable to such Company Performance Stock Unit Award, but, excluding any performance-based vesting conditions, in accordance with the terms of the Company Performance Stock Unit Awards). Any portion of a Company Performance Stock Unit Award that does not get converted in accordance with the forgoing shall immediately terminate without consideration at the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Performance Stock Unit Awards provided in this Section 1.8(f) shall be separate from, and not include, the Company Special Performance Stock Unit Awards provided in Section 1.8(e) above.

(g) Restricted Stock. At the Effective Time, each Restricted Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and be converted into the contractual right to receive a payment in an amount in cash from the Surviving Corporation equal to the Per Share Price; provided that, the right to receive payment shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Restricted Stock (including time-based vesting conditions, forfeiture and any accelerated vesting provisions applicable to such Restricted Stock).

(h) Further Actions. The Company (including the Company Board or any committee thereof that governs or administers the outstanding Company Equity Awards and/or the Company Equity Plan) shall, prior to the Effective Time, take or cause to be taken all actions to effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.8 and to terminate the Company Equity Plans effective as of the Effective Time, such that, following the Effective Time, there shall be no outstanding Company Equity Awards (whether vested or unvested).

1.9 Treatment of Employee Stock Purchase Plan. With respect to the Company’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), as soon as practicable following the Agreement Date, the Company Board will adopt resolutions and take all other actions as may be required to provide that (i) no new participants will commence participation in the ESPP after the Agreement Date; (ii) no participant will be allowed to increase his or her payroll contribution rate in effect as of the Agreement Date or make separate non-payroll contributions on or following the Agreement Date; and (iii) no new Offering Period (as defined in the ESPP) or Purchase Period (as defined in the ESPP) will commence or be extended pursuant to the ESPP, in each case, after the Agreement Date. If the Effective Time is expected to occur prior to the end of the current Purchase Period, the Company shall take action to provide for an earlier exercise date (including for purposes of determining the Purchase Price (as defined in the ESPP) for the current Purchase Period (such earlier date, the “Early ESPP Exercise Date”)).

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The Early ESPP Exercise Date will be as close to the Effective Time as is administratively practicable. The ESPP will terminate, in accordance with its terms, no later than immediately prior to and effective as of the Effective Time (but subject to the consummation of the Merger).

1.10 Exchange of Certificates.

(a) Payment Agent. Prior to the Closing, Parent will (i) select a transfer agent or such other bank or trust company, reasonably acceptable to the Company, to act as the payment agent for the Merger (the “Payment Agent”) and (ii) enter into a payment agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, with such Payment Agent.

(b) Exchange Fund. At or prior to the Closing, Parent will deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the Payment Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, for payment to the holders of Shares pursuant to Section 1.7, an amount of cash equal to the aggregate consideration to which such holders of Company Common Stock (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Dissenting Company Shares and Restricted Stock) become entitled pursuant to Section 1.7 (the “Exchange Fund”). The Exchange Fund will not be used for any other purpose. The Payment Agent will invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund as directed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇. To the extent that the Exchange Fund diminishes for any reason below the level required for the Payment Agent to promptly pay the cash amounts contemplated by Section 1.7 (including as a result of any losses with respect to any investments of the Exchange Fund), Parent will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation to, promptly replace or restore the amount of cash in the Exchange Fund so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund is at all times fully available for distribution and maintained at a level sufficient for the Payment Agent to make the payments contemplated by Section 1.7. Any income from such investment of the Exchange Fund will be payable to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as Parent directs.

(c) Payment Procedures. Promptly following the Effective Time (and in any event within five (5) Business Days), Parent and the Surviving Corporation will cause the Payment Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) of a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding Shares (other than Dissenting Company Shares and Owned Company Shares) (the “Certificates”): (A) a letter of transmittal in customary form (which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates will pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Payment Agent); and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Per Share Price payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7. Upon surrender of Certificates for cancellation to the Payment Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders of such Certificates will be entitled to receive in exchange therefor an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of Shares represented by such Certificate by (y) the Per Share Price (less any applicable withholding Taxes payable in respect thereof), and the Certificates so surrendered will forthwith be cancelled. Upon receipt of an “agent’s message” by the Payment Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as the Payment Agent may reasonably request) in the case of a book-entry transfer of uncertificated Shares that represented outstanding Shares (“Uncertificated Shares”), the holders of such Uncertificated Shares will be entitled to receive in exchange therefor an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the aggregate number of Shares represented by such holder’s transferred Uncertificated Shares; by (2) the Per Share Price (less any applicable withholding Taxes payable in respect thereof), and the transferred Uncertificated Shares so surrendered will be cancelled. The Payment Agent will accept such Certificates and transferred Uncertificated Shares upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Payment Agent may impose to cause an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. No interest will be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates and Uncertificated Shares on the Per Share Price payable upon the surrender of such Certificates and Uncertificated Shares pursuant to this Section 1.10(c). Until so surrendered, outstanding Certificates and Uncertificated Shares will be deemed from and after the Effective Time to evidence only the right to receive the Per Share Price, without interest thereon, payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7. No holder of Uncertificated Shares will be required to provide a Certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Payment Agent in order to receive the payment that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 1.7.

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(d) DTC Payment. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company will cooperate to establish procedures with the Payment Agent and the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) with the objective that (i) if the Closing occurs at or prior to 11:30 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, then the Payment Agent will transmit to DTC or its nominees on the Closing Date an amount in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, equal to (A) the number of Shares (other than Owned Company Shares and Dissenting Company Shares) held of record by DTC or such nominee immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Per Share Price (such amount, the “DTC Payment”) and (ii) if the Closing occurs after 11:30 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, then the Payment Agent will transmit the DTC Payment to DTC or its nominees on the first Business Day after the Closing Date.

(e) Transfers of Ownership. If a transfer of ownership of Shares is not registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, or if the Per Share Price is to be paid in a name other than that in which the Certificates surrendered or transferred in exchange therefor are registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, the Per Share Price may be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered or transferred is registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company only if such Certificate is properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for surrender and transfer and the Person requesting such payment has paid to Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) any transfer Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Per Share Price to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate, or established to the satisfaction of Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) that such transfer Taxes have been paid or are otherwise not payable. Any other transfer Taxes shall be borne by Parent. Payment of the applicable Per Share Price with respect to Uncertificated Shares will only be made to the Person in whose name such Uncertificated Shares are registered.

(f) No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Payment Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other Party will be liable to a holder of Shares for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

(g) Distribution of Exchange Fund to Parent. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of the Certificates or Uncertificated Shares on the date that is one year after the Effective Time will be delivered to the Surviving Corporation or an affiliate thereof designated by the Surviving Corporation, upon demand, and any holders of Shares that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger who have not theretofore surrendered or transferred their Certificates or Uncertificated Shares representing such Shares for exchange pursuant to this Section 1.10 will thereafter look for payment of the Per Share Price payable in respect of the Shares represented by such Certificates or Uncertificated Shares solely to the Surviving Corporation (subject to abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws), solely as general creditors thereof, for any claim to the Per Share Price to which such holders may be entitled pursuant to Section 1.7. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any such Certificates or Uncertificated Shares two (2) years after the Effective Time, or at such earlier date as is immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to, or become property of, any Governmental Authority, will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation free and clear of any claims or interest of any such holders (and their successors, assigns or personal representatives) previously entitled thereto.

1.11 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, (a) all Shares will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist, and (b) each holder of a Certificate or Uncertificated Shares theretofore representing any Shares will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Per Share Price payable therefor in accordance with Section 1.7, or in the case of Dissenting Company Shares, the rights pursuant to Section 1.7(c). The Per Share Price paid in accordance with the terms of this Article I will be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Shares. From and after the Effective Time, there will be no further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of Shares that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than transfers to reflect, in accordance with customary settlement procedures, trades effected prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are

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presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they will (subject to compliance with the exchange procedures of Section 1.10(c)) be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article I.

1.12 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event that any Certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment Agent will issue in exchange therefor, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the Per Share Price payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7. Parent or the Payment Agent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment of such Per Share Price, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in such amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Payment Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

1.13 Required Withholding. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Payment Agent, Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, and their Affiliates will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former holder of Shares or Company Equity Awards, or any other applicable Person, such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld therefrom pursuant to any Tax laws. To the extent that such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.

1.14 No Dividends or Distributions. No dividends or other distributions with respect to capital stock of the Surviving Corporation with a record date on or after the Effective Time will be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificates or Uncertificated Shares.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except (i) as set forth in the disclosure letter that has been prepared by the Company and delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Letter”), subject to the terms of Section 8.15, or (ii) as set forth in any Company SEC Reports filed with, or furnished to, the SEC and publicly available on or after March 31, 2022 and prior to the date hereof (other than disclosures in any “risk factors” section, in any section related to forward-looking statements or other disclosure statements included therein that are cautionary, predictive or forward looking in nature), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub, as follows:

2.1 Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to enable the Company to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, lease or operate and to conduct its business as it is currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character or location of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.2 Authority; Approvals and Enforceability.

(a) Authority. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and subject only to the Requisite Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions in accordance with the terms hereof.

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▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the other Transactions, have been duly and validly approved by the Company Board. At a meeting duly called and held, the Company Board has adopted unanimous resolutions (i) determining that the terms of this Agreement and the Merger and the other Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of the Company Stockholders, (ii) approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and (iii) recommending that the Company Stockholders adopt this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL (collectively, the “Company Board Recommendation”), which Company Board Recommendation has not been withdrawn, rescinded or modified in any way, except as may be permitted by Section 4.3(e). The Company Board has received the opinion of Qatalyst Partners LP (the “Advisor”) addressed to the Company Board to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the various qualifications, assumptions, limitations and other matters considered in the preparation thereof, the Per Share Price to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent) in the Merger pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders, and as of the date of this Agreement, the foregoing opinion has not been withdrawn, revoked or modified in any respect.

(c) Requisite Stockholder Approval. Except for the adoption of this Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”) and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.6 of this Agreement, no other corporate action by the Company (other than, in the case of the Merger, the filing of the Certificate of Merger or other documents as required by the DGCL) or vote of holders of any class of Company Capital Stock is necessary to approve or adopt this Agreement under applicable Law and to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions.

(d) Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except insofar as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.

2.3 Required Filings and Consents; Non-Contravention.

(a) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the performance by the Company of its covenants and agreements under this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) assuming receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, conflict with or violate the Charter or the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), or any Company Subsidiary Documents, (ii) assuming receipt of the government approvals contemplated by Section 2.3(b), conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which its or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, (iii) require notice to or the consent of any Person under, result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default), or impair the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to any third party any rights of termination, amendment, payment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the properties or assets (including intangible assets) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, or (iv) give rise to or result in any person having, or having the right to exercise, any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights to acquire or similar rights with respect to any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties, except in the case of the preceding clauses (ii) through (iv), inclusive, as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

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(b) Requisite Governmental Approvals. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the performance by the Company of its covenants and agreements under this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger) will not, require any consent, approval, order, license, authorization, registration, declaration or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) as may be required by the HSR Act and other Antitrust Laws as set forth on Section 3.3 of the Parent Disclosure Letter or by Investment Screening Laws as set forth on Section 3.3 of the Parent Disclosure Letter (the “Required Investment Screening Laws”), (ii) the filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act and as may be required under the Securities Act, (iii) such consents, approvals, orders, licenses, authorizations, registrations, declarations, permits, filings, and notifications as may be required under applicable United States federal and state securities laws, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger or other documents as required by the DGCL and (v) such other consents, approvals, orders, registrations, declarations, permits, filings and notifications which, if not obtained or made, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.4 Charter and Bylaws. The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of the Charter and the Bylaws along with the charter and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) each as amended to date, of each of its Subsidiaries (the “Company Subsidiary Documents”). The Charter, Bylaws and the Company Subsidiary Documents, each as amended to date, are in full force and effect. The Company has not taken any action in breach or violation of any of the provisions of the Charter or the Bylaws, and no Company Subsidiary is in breach or violation of any of the provisions of their respective Company Subsidiary Documents, except, in the case of a Company Subsidiary, as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.5 Company Capitalization.

(a) Capital Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of July 26, 2023 (such date, the “Capitalization Date”), (i) 70,303,487 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding (of which 239,822 shares of Company Common Stock were Restricted Stock), (ii) 0 shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 987,088 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Options, (iv) 3,513,198 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (v) 436,061 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Performance Stock Unit Awards (based on the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying each Company Performance Stock Unit Award assuming achievement of the remaining tranches at target), (vi) 1,017,076 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Special Performance Stock Unit Awards (based on the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying each Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award assuming achievement of the performance goals at maximum), (vii) 3,754,108 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the ESPP, and (viii) 260,000 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and held in the treasury of the Company. Since the Capitalization Date, the Company has not issued or reserved for issuance any securities (including derivative securities) except for shares of Company Common Stock issued or reserved for issuance upon exercise of Company Equity Awards outstanding on or prior to the Capitalization Date.

(b) Company Equity Plans. Section 2.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Company Equity Plans. The Company has made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of all Company Equity Plans and the forms of all award agreements evidencing outstanding Company Equity Awards, and all agreements under the Company Equity Plans that materially deviate from such forms of award agreement.

(c) Company Equity Awards. Section 2.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the Capitalization Date of all outstanding Company Equity Awards granted under any Company Equity Plans or otherwise, indicating, with respect to each Company Equity Award then outstanding,

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the type of awards granted, the holder (identified with his or her employee number), the maximum number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Equity Award, the plan under which such Company Equity Award was granted and the exercise or purchase price (if any), date of grant, vesting schedule (including, whether the Company Equity Award immediately vests upon a change in control or term of similar meaning) and expiration date (if any).

(d) Securities of the Company Group. Except (w) as described in Section 2.5(a), (x) Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (y) for changes between the Capitalization Date and the date of this Agreement resulting from the vesting, exercise, settlement and/or forfeiture of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Company Performance Stock Unit Awards and Company Special Performance Stock Unit Awards, in each case, outstanding as of the Capitalization Date and in accordance with the terms of such awards and (z) for issuances following the date hereof expressly permitted by Section 4.2(b), no capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any security convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such capital stock, is issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. Except as described in Section 2.5(a) of this Agreement as of the date of the Agreement (except for changes between the Capitalization Date and the date of this Agreement resulting from the vesting, exercise, settlement and/or forfeiture of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Company Performance Stock Unit Awards and Company Special Performance Stock Unit Awards, in each case, outstanding as of the Capitalization Date and in accordance with the terms of such awards) there are no securities, options, preemptive rights, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or understandings of any kind to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant, extend or accelerate the vesting of, or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, arrangement or understanding. Other than the Rollover Agreement and then Voting and Support Agreements, there are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements, arrangements or understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which it or they are bound, obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All Subsidiaries of the Company are wholly owned except as set forth on Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter. There are no rights or obligations, contingent or otherwise (including rights of first refusal in favor of the Company), of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any such Subsidiary or any other entity. There are no registration rights or other similar agreements, arrangements or understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which it or they are bound, obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock or shares of capital stock of any such Subsidiary.

(e) Company Capital Stock. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are, and all shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance as specified above will be, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right. None of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been issued in violation of any United States federal or state securities laws or any foreign securities laws. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and all such shares (other than directors’ qualifying shares in the case of foreign Subsidiaries) are owned by the Company or a Company Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). There are no accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to any outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Section 2.5(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the Capitalization Date of all outstanding Restricted Stock, indicating, with respect to each Restricted Stock then outstanding, the holder (identified with his or her

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employee number), the number of shares of Restricted Stock, date of issuance and vesting schedule (including, whether the Restricted Stock immediately vests upon a change in control or term of similar meaning).

(f) Exchange Act. Company Common Stock constitutes the only class of equity securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries registered or required to be registered under the Exchange Act.

2.6 Subsidiaries. A complete and accurate list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation of each Company Subsidiary and the percentage of each Company Subsidiary’s outstanding capital stock owned by the Company or another Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, is set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity, voting or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity, voting or similar interest in, any Person, excluding securities in any publicly traded company held for investment by the Company and comprising less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of such company. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization (to the extent such concepts exist in such jurisdictions) and has all requisite corporate or other power and authority necessary to enable it to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, lease or operate and to conduct its business as it is currently conducted, except to the extent that the failure to be so organized or existing or in good standing or have such power or authority would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction (to the extent such concepts exist in such jurisdictions) where the character or location of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.7 Company SEC Reports. The Company has filed, and to the extent not publicly available, made available to Parent, all forms, reports, schedules, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed by the Company with the SEC since March 31, 2022 (collectively, the “Company SEC Reports”). Each Company SEC Report as of its filing date, or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing made prior to the Agreement Date, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing, complied and each Company SEC Report filed subsequent to the Agreement Date will comply, with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder. Each Company SEC Report, as of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Agreement Date, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), did not contain, and each Company SEC Report filed subsequent to the Agreement Date will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Subsidiaries of the Company is required to file any forms, reports, schedules, statements, prospectuses, registration statements or other documents with the SEC.

2.8 Company Financial Statements; Internal Controls.

(a) Company Financial Statements. Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes and schedules), contained in the Company SEC Reports, including any Company SEC Reports filed after the Agreement Date, complied or will comply, as of its respective date, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, was or will be (if filed after the Agreement Date) prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and fairly presented in all material respects or will (if filed after the Agreement Date) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that any unaudited interim financial statements are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which have not been and are not expected to be material in amount, individually or in the aggregate.

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(b) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company have made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct, and the Company is otherwise in compliance with all applicable effective provisions of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act and the applicable listing and corporate governance rules of the NYSE.

(c) Internal Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has established and maintains a system of internal accounting controls which are reasonably designed to provide assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the material transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the Company Board and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(d) Accounting Controls. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor its independent auditors have identified (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

(e) No Transaction with Unconsolidated Affiliate. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, partnership agreement or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction, arrangement or relationship between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand (such as any arrangement described in Section 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K of the SEC)) where the purpose or effect of such arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

(f) Accounting and Auditing Practices. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, auditor, accountant, consultant or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any substantive complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No current or former attorney representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the current the Company Board or any committee thereof or to any current director or executive officer of the Company.

(g) Employment. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has provided within the preceding three years information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law of the type described in Section 806 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company or any such Subsidiary has within the preceding three years discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act of such employee described in Section 806 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act.

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2.9 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as reflected in the Audited Company Balance Sheet or in the consolidated financial statements of the Company Group (including the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liabilities, other than (i) Liabilities incurred since the date of the Audited Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) Liabilities under this Agreement, incurred in connection with the Transactions (including any Transaction Litigation) or otherwise expressly permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, and (iii) Liabilities that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.10 Subsequent Changes. Since the date of the Audited Company Balance Sheet through the Agreement Date, (a) the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in all material respects, (b) there has not occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect and (c) there has not been any action taken by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, if taken during the period from the Agreement Date through the Closing without Parent’s consent, would constitute a breach of Sections 4.2(e), (f), (g)(iii) (other than (g)(iii)(A)), (h), (i), (l), (m), (q), (s), (u) or (v).

2.11 Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all the properties and assets which it purports to own or lease, including all the properties and assets reflected in the Audited Company Balance Sheet. All properties and assets reflected in the Audited Company Balance Sheet are held free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens, Liens reflected on the Audited Company Balance Sheet and Liens for current Taxes not yet due and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any real property. All real property leases, subleases, licenses or other occupancy agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (collectively, the “Company Real Property Leases”) are in full force and effect, except where the failure of such Company Real Property Leases to be in full force and effect would not be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. There is no default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any of the Company Real Property Leases, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, defaults by any other party thereto, except such defaults as have been waived in writing or cured or such defaults that in the aggregate would not be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have leased or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy all or a portion of any real property in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds a real property interest. Section 2.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Company Real Property Leases providing for the payment of annual rent in excess of $1,000,000 (each, a “Company Material Real Property Lease”) and lists for each such Company Material Real Property Lease (i) the address of the property to which such Company Material Real Property Lease pertains, (ii) the annual rent and (iii) the purpose of the facility to which such Company Material Real Property Lease pertains.

2.12 Intellectual Property.

(a) Registered Intellectual Property. Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Company Intellectual Property that is Company Registered Intellectual Property, listing for each item, as applicable (i) the name of the applicant/registrant and current owner, (ii) the jurisdiction of the application/registration and (iii) the application or registration number. All material Company Registered Intellectual Property is, to the Knowledge of the Company, subsisting, and, to the extent registered or issued, valid and enforceable. All registration, maintenance and renewal fees applicable to the material Company Registered Intellectual Property have been paid.

(b) Absence of Liens. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) all Company Intellectual Property is owned solely and exclusively by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, and in each case, free and clear of any Liens (excluding Permitted Liens), (ii) all Company Intellectual Property is, and following the transactions contemplated hereby shall be, freely, transferable, licensable and alienable without the consent of, or notice or payment of any kind to any Governmental Authority or third party and (iii) the consummation of the

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transactions contemplated hereby will not alter, encumber, impair, or extinguish any Company Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted an exclusive license to any third party, or in the past two (2) years transferred ownership to any third party, of any material Company Intellectual Property.

(c) Sufficiency. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or have a valid and enforceable right to use all Intellectual Property Rights necessary to, or used or held for use in, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in substantially the same manner as currently conducted.

(d) No Company Infringement. Except as would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, infringed upon, misappropriated, violated or used without authorization or license, any Intellectual Property Rights owned by any third Person. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing (and at no time within the two (2) years prior to the Agreement Date has there been any pending or threatened in writing) Legal Proceeding against any Company Group Member, alleging that any conduct of such Company Group Member’s business infringes upon, misappropriates, violates or constitutes the unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person or challenging the ownership, validity or enforceability of any rights in Company Intellectual Property. Except as would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not party to any settlements, consents, decrees, stipulations, judgments, or Orders resulting from Legal Proceedings, which (i) restrict any Company Group Member’s rights to use, license or transfer any Company Intellectual Property, or (ii) compel or require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to license or transfer any Company Intellectual Property. In the past two (2) years, no indemnity claims have been asserted in writing by any customer alleging that any Company Product infringes upon, misappropriates, violates or constitutes the unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.

(e) No Third Party Infringement. Except as would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all commercially reasonable actions necessary to maintain, enforce and protect the Company Intellectual Property, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no third party has infringed upon, misappropriated, violated or used without authorization or license, any Company Intellectual Property. There are no pending Legal Proceedings brought by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against any third party with respect to any Company Intellectual Property, which remain unresolved as of the date hereof.

(f) Company In Licenses. Section 2.12(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Contracts pursuant to which a third party has licensed to, or otherwise provided a right to use to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any Intellectual Property Right that is material to the business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, taken as a whole (“Company In Licenses”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to commercially available Technology with annual payments of less than $750,000, (ii) Contracts for the Company’s subprocessing activities entered into with customers in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Contracts between the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and its employees, consultants and contractors substantially on the Company’s standard forms, (iv) Contracts for Open Source Software, and (v) non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business.

(g) Company Out Licenses. Section 2.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted a third Person or Affiliate any rights or licenses to any material Company Intellectual Property, other than (i) non-exclusive licenses, including non-exclusive licenses for Open Source Software, granted in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Contracts between the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and its employees, consultants and contractors substantially on the Company’s standard forms, and (iii) non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (“Company Out Licenses,” and together with the Company In Licenses, the “Company IP Licenses”).

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(h) No Infringement of Company IP Licenses. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result or cause: (i) the breach by any Company Group Member of any Company IP License, (ii) the termination, impairment or restriction of any right or license granted to a Company Group Member under a Company IP License, or (iii) any Company Group Member to grant, or expand the scope of a prior grant, to a third party of any rights to any Company Intellectual Property (including by release of any source code that is not Open Source Software), except (with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)) as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Open Source Software. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to operate in compliance with all terms and conditions of any license for Open Source Software applicable to any Company Product, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, taken as a whole.

(j) Proprietary Source Code. No proprietary source code (excluding, for clarity, any Open Source Software) for any Company Product has been delivered, licensed or made available to any escrow agent or other third party who is not, as of the Agreement Date, or was not, at the time, an employee, consultant or contractor of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license or make available the proprietary source code (excluding, for clarity, any Open Source Software) for any Company Product to any escrow agent or other third Person, other than any employee, consultant or contractor of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company under confidentiality obligations that prohibit the disclosure of such proprietary source code to any third party.

(k) Proprietary Information. Each current and former employee, consultant and contractor of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company who was or is involved in any respect in the creation or development of any Company Product, as well as any other Company Intellectual Property, has signed and delivered a written Contract that assigns to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company any Intellectual Property Rights, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(l) Standards-Setting Organizations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is a member or promoter of a standards-setting organization or similar organizations in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has participated in the past two (2) years, or is currently participating, that could require or obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to use any Company Intellectual Property.

(m) Funding. No government funding, facilities of a university, college, or other educational institution or research center was used in the development of any material Company Intellectual Property in a manner that grants an ownership interest or exclusive rights in such material Company Intellectual Property to a Governmental Authority, university, college, or other educational institution or research center.

(n) Data Security Requirements and Privacy. In the past three (3) years, the Processing by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any Personal Information, have complied in all material respects with: (i) all Privacy Laws applicable to the Company, (ii) the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ contractual commitments with third parties relating to the Processing of Personal Information by the Company, and (iii) the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ externally published privacy policies, except where the failure to so comply would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, no claims have since January 1, 2020 been asserted in writing or are threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company by any third party alleging a violation of any third party’s privacy rights that would constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect. In the past three (3) years, neither the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their service providers has suffered any breach in security that has resulted in any unauthorized access to or disclosure of Personal Information, except as would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.

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(o) Malicious Code. As of the date hereof, the Company Products are free from any defect, bug or programming, design or documentation error or disrupting, disabling, harming or corrupting code that would constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company Products contain any “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry), vulnerability or any other similar malicious code (“Malicious Code”) that would constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(p) Information Technology Systems of the Company Group. The Company and its Subsidiaries have information technology systems that in their reasonable business judgment are sufficient in all material respects to operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps and implemented reasonable procedures, each in their reasonable business judgment, to ensure that information technology systems used in connection with the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and data stored or transmitted on such systems are secure in all material respects and such systems are protected from Malicious Code, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.13 Material Contracts.

(a) Definition. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, a “Material Contract” shall mean:

(i) any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC, other than those agreements and arrangements described in Item 601(b)(10)(iii)) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(ii) any Contract (A) containing any covenant limiting in any material respect the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage, or to compete with any Person (other than standard employee non-solicitation restrictions), in any line of business or geographic area, other than license restrictions set forth in Company In Licenses, (B) containing any covenant prohibiting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Closing Date, the Surviving Corporation) from engaging in business with any Person or levying a fine, charge or other payment for doing so, (C) pursuant to which any Person is granted most favored customer pricing, or containing any other similar pricing restrictions, or (D) containing any covenant limiting the right of the Company to enter into any reseller, referral partner or similar partner agreements with third parties;

(iii) any Contract expressly providing for the development of any material Technology or material Intellectual Property Rights for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding Contracts between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and its or their employees, consultants and contractors substantially on the Company’s standard forms);

(iv) any Contract entered into since January 1, 2020 (A) relating to the disposition or acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a material amount of assets or (B) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has acquired or will acquire any material ownership interest in any other Person or other business enterprise other than the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(v) any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security agreements or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit, in each case in excess of $10,000,000, other than (A) accounts receivables and payables, (B) loans to direct or indirect wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries, (C) letters of credit obtained in connection with Company Real Property Leases and (D) advances to employees for travel and business expenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(vi) any settlement Contract with ongoing obligations (other than solely ongoing confidentiality obligations), other than (A) releases that are immaterial in nature or amount and entered into in the ordinary course of business, or (B) settlement Contracts only involving the payment of cash in amounts that do not exceed $500,000 in any individual case;

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(vii) any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, labor organization, or works council (each a “Labor Agreement”);

(viii) any Contract (excluding any purchase orders or statements of work and that do not contain any material terms that apply generally to transactions with the applicable customer) with any customer who, in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 was one of the ten (10) largest sources of customer revenues for the Company and its Subsidiaries, based on amounts paid or payable;

(ix) any Contract (excluding any purchase orders or statements of work and that do not contain any material terms that apply generally to transactions with the applicable vendor) with any vendor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who, in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, was one of the ten (10) largest sources of vendor payment obligations for the Company and its Subsidiaries, based on amounts paid or payable;

(x) any Contract that provides for payment obligations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any twelve (12) month period of $1,000,000 or more in any individual case that is not terminable by the Company or its Subsidiaries upon notice of sixty (60) days or less without material liability to the Company or its Subsidiaries and is not disclosed pursuant to clauses (i) through (viii) above inclusive;

(xi) any Contract, or group of Contracts with a Person (or group of affiliated Persons), the termination of which would be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and is not disclosed pursuant to clauses (i) through (ix) above, inclusive; and

(xii) any Company IP License.

(b) List of Material Contracts. Section 2.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts as of the date hereof, to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is bound, and identifies each subsection of Section 2.13(a) that describes such Material Contract.

(c) Validity. Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company (and/or each such Subsidiary of the Company party thereto) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each of the other parties thereto and is in full force and effect, other than those Contracts that by their terms have expired or been terminated since the date hereof, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries party thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of, or default under, any such Material Contract, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default thereunder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, except for such failures to be in full force and effect and such breaches and defaults that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.14 Tax Matters.

(a) Tax Returns. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has prepared and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed and all such filed Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.

(b) Taxes Paid. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all material Taxes that are required to be paid, except with respect to matters for which adequate reserves have been established on the financial statements of the Company in accordance with GAAP.

(c) No Material Deficiencies. No material deficiencies for Taxes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing by any Governmental Authority that have not been satisfied, settled or withdrawn, except for deficiencies with respect to which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.

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(d) No Audits. There are no audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings in respect of income Taxes or other material Taxes pending or threatened in writing with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e) No Liens on Assets. There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established on the financial statements of the Company in accordance with GAAP.

(f) Spin-Offs and Other Distributions. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution occurring during the two-year period ending on the date hereof that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state or local Law).

(g) Compliance. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions of any material Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement specifically applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(h) No Listed Transactions. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(i) COVID-19 Relief. The Company Group Members have (i) to the extent applicable, complied in all material respects with applicable Law in order to defer the amount of the employer’s share of any “applicable employment taxes” under Section 2302 of the CARES Act, (ii) not deferred any payroll tax obligations pursuant to any Payroll Tax Executive Order, (iii) to the extent applicable, complied in all material respects with applicable Law regarding Tax credits under Sections 7001 through 7005 of the Families First Act and Section 2301 of the CARES Act, and (iv) not sought (nor has any Affiliate that would be aggregated with any Company Group Member and treated as one employer for purposes of Section 2301 of the CARES Act sought) a covered loan under paragraph (36) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by Section 1102 of the CARES Act.

(j) Proper Withholding. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has withheld and remitted all material Taxes required to have been withheld and remitted, including in connection with amounts paid or owning to any employee, creditor, stockholder, independent contractor or other third party.

(k) No Tax Sharing Agreement. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any Tax sharing, indemnification, or allocation agreement or similar contract (other than such an agreement exclusively between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business the principal subject of which is not Taxes).

(l) Transferee Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return for which the statute of limitations is open (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract (other than an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business the principal subject of which is not Taxes) or otherwise by operation of law.

2.15 Employee Benefit Matters.

(a) List of Employee Plans. Section 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Employee Plans and Non-U.S. Employee Plans as of the Agreement Date (in each case, other than U.S. offer letters or employment agreements that are terminable without notice or cost (other than costs

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earned and accrued through the date of termination), non-U.S. employment agreements that are terminable in accordance with applicable Law without cost in excess of amounts required by applicable Law or consulting agreements that are terminable with 30 days or less notice without cost (other than costs earned and accrued through the date of termination) which, in each case, (x) are substantially in the form provided to Parent, or (y) are Non-U.S. Employee Plans that provide only for benefits mandated by Law). None of the Company Group Members has committed to any officer, or publicly communicated to any other employees a commitment to, adopt, enter into or establish any Employee Plan or materially modify any Employee Plan (except to the extent required by Law, to conform any such Employee Plan to the requirements of any applicable Law, as previously disclosed to Parent in writing or as required by this Agreement).

(b) Disclosure of Employee Plans. With respect to each Employee Plan and Non-U.S. Employee Plan, to the extent currently effective, the Company has made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of (i) such Employee Plan or Non-U.S. Employee Plan together with all amendments (or a written summary of any unwritten plan), (ii) in the case of any Employee Plan for which Forms 5500 are required to be filed, the most recent annual report (Form 5500) with schedules attached, (iii) in the case of any Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, the most recent determination, opinion, notification or advisory letter from the IRS, and correspondence to or from the IRS or the DOL with respect to such letter, (iv) if applicable, each trust agreement, group annuity contract, administration and similar material agreements, investment management or investment advisory agreements, (v) if applicable, the most recent summary plan descriptions, including any summary of material modifications thereto and (vi) all material correspondence to or from any governmental agency relating to any Employee Plan or Non-U.S. Employee Plan within the past year.

(c) Compliance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company Group Members, taken as a whole, (i) each Employee Plan has been established, maintained, operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Law, including if applicable, ERISA and the Code, and in accordance with its terms, and (ii) each Company Group Member and its respective ERISA Affiliates have (A) in all material respects met their obligations with respect to each Employee Plan and (B) have timely made (or timely will make) or accrued in accordance with GAAP all required contributions or other amounts payable with respect thereto.

(d) Qualified Plans. All Employee Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and all trusts that are intended to be qualified under Section 501(a) of the Code (each, a “Qualified Plan”), have (i) received determination, opinion or advisory letters from the IRS to the effect that such Employee Plans are qualified and the plans and trusts related thereto are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, or the Company has remaining a period of time under applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for such a letter and to make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination as to the qualified status of each such Qualified Plan and (ii) no such determination, opinion or advisory letter has been revoked and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no fact, event or circumstance exists that has materially and adversely affected or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such qualification or exemption. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any Company Group Member, no “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Employee Plan.

(e) Multiple Employer Plans. None of the Company Group Members nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has in the preceding six (6) years maintained, participated in or contributed to (or been obligated to contribute to), had any liability on account of an ERISA Affiliate or can reasonably expect to have future liability or can reasonably expect to have future liability (including on account of any ERISA Affiliate) with respect to (i) a Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA; (ii) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), (iii) a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code), or (iv) multiple employer welfare arrangement (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Employee Plan is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

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(f) No Post-Termination Welfare Benefit Plan. Other than as required under COBRA, the Company Group Members do not have any material liability in respect of, or material obligation to provide, health or other welfare benefits (excluding normal claims for benefits under the Company’s group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and disability plans and policies) or coverage to any person following retirement or other termination of employment (other than continuation coverage through the end of the month in which such termination or retirement occurs).

(g) Employee Plan Legal Proceedings. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company Group Members, taken as a whole, there are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated, with respect to any Employee Plan or the assets of any Employee Plan or Non-U.S. Employee Plan or the assets of any Non-U.S. Employee Plan, other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course.

(h) No Infringement. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company Group Members, taken as a whole, each Non-U.S. Employee Plan is in material compliance with all applicable Laws of each applicable jurisdiction. Each such Non-U.S. Employee Plan is funded to the extent required by applicable Law or the applicable terms of such plan or has been accrued for to the extent required by GAAP or other applicable accounting rules. Section 2.15(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of each country in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates has employees or independent contractors as of the date of the Audited Company Balance Sheet.

(i) No Additional Rights. Other than pursuant to Employee Plans set forth on Section 2.15(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the negotiation or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any current or former employee, director, consultant or officer of any Company Group Member to any acceleration, increase in acceleration rights, severance, or increase in severance pay, or any other material compensation or benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of distribution, payment or vesting (whether or not in connection with a non-competition provision), a lapse of repurchase rights or increase the amount of any material compensation or benefits due any such employee, director or officer, (iii) result in the forgiveness of indebtedness, or (iv) trigger an obligation to fund any compensation or benefits. No payment or benefit that will or may be made by any Company Group Member is reasonably expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Section 280G of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which any Company Group Member is a party or by which it is bound that provides any individual with the right to a gross-up, indemnification, reimbursement or other payment for any excise or additional taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

(j) Section 280G Matters. Other than as set forth on Section 2.15(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no compensation or benefit that will or may be made by any Company Group Member is reasonably expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Section 280G of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which any Company Group Member is a party or by which it is bound that provides any individual with the right to a gross-up, indemnification, reimbursement or other payment for any excise or additional taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

(k) Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) maintained or sponsored by the Company Group Members has been documented and operated in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

2.16 Labor Matters.

(a) Employees. The Company has made available a true and complete listing of all employees of the Company Group Members that accurately sets forth for each such employee as of July 25, 2023, the following, to

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the extent permitted under applicable Law: (i) name or unique identifier; (ii) job title; (iii) employing entity; (iv) annual base salary or hourly rate (as applicable); (v) current year target bonuses or 2023 commission entitlement; (vi) location of employment; (vii) full-time, part-time, or temporary status; (viii) classification as exempt or non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act; (ix) date of hire; (x) leave status; and (xi) visa status and expiration date.

(b) Employment Law Compliance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company Group Members, taken as a whole, the Company and the Company Group Members are in compliance with all applicable Law respecting employment and employment practices, including all laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages and hours, child labor, immigration, employment discrimination, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs, affirmative action, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues and unemployment insurance. Except as would not be expected to result in material liability to any Company Group Member, each Company Group Member (i) is not liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing; and (ii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any governmental authority, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice). Within the past five years, no Company Group Member or any of its Subsidiaries has settled any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding involving allegations of sexual or other harassment or misconduct that resulted in, or is reasonably expected to result in, material liability to any Company Group Member (including as a result of material reputational harm to any Company Group Member).

(c) Union Matters. No Company Group Member is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining agreement. In the last five years, no Company Group Member has been bound by, has been negotiating, or has been asked to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement or understanding with any labor organization covering or representing any current or former employee of the Company Group Member. To the Knowledge of the Company: (i) there are no current labor union organizing activities with respect to any employees of the Company Group Members, (ii) no labor union, labor organization, trade union, works council, or group of employees of the Company Group Members has made a pending demand for recognition or certification, (iii) there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or threatened in writing to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority, and (iv) there are no labor strikes or lockouts, or threats thereof, against or affecting the Company Group Members. With respect to the Transactions, the Company Group Members have satisfied in all material respects any notice, consultation or bargaining obligations owed to their employees or their employees’ representatives under applicable Law, Labor Agreement or other Contract.

(d) WARN Compliance. Except as would not be expected to result in material liability to any Company Group Member, the Company Group Members are and have been in compliance with all notice and other requirements under WARN, and any similar foreign, state or local law relating to plant closings and layoffs. The Company Group Members are not currently engaged in any layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of WARN or any similar state, local or foreign law.

(e) Agreements with Employees. No employee of the Company Group Members to the Knowledge of the Company, is in violation of any term of any patent disclosure agreement, non-competition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the right of any such employee to be employed by the Company Group Members because of the nature of the business conducted or presently proposed to be conducted by the Company Group Members or relating to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others.

2.17 Environmental Matters.

(a) Hazardous Materials. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, no Hazardous Materials are present on any real property that is currently owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased by the

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Company or any of its Subsidiaries or were present on any real property at the time it ceased to be owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries, including the land, the improvements thereon, the groundwater thereunder and the surface water thereon. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no underground storage tanks, asbestos which is friable or likely to become friable or PCBs present on any real property currently owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or as a consequence of the acts of the Company, its Subsidiaries or their agents.

(b) Environmental Compliance and Hazardous Materials Activities. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted all Hazardous Material Activities in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Hazardous Materials Activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing have not resulted in the exposure of any person to a Hazardous Material in a manner which has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause an adverse health effect to any such person.

(c) Environmental Permits. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with all covenants and conditions of any Environmental Permit which is or has been in force with respect to its Hazardous Materials Activities. No circumstances exist which could reasonably be expected to cause any material Environmental Permit to be revoked, modified, or rendered non-renewable upon payment of the permit fee.

(d) No Proceedings. No action, proceeding, revocation proceeding, amendment procedure, writ, injunction or claim is pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, concerning or relating to any Environmental Permit, Environmental Law or any Hazardous Materials Activity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Environmental Liability. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any fact or circumstance that could result in any Liability under an Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has entered into any Contract that may require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify any other party with respect to liabilities arising out of Environmental Laws or the Hazardous Materials Activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(f) Environmental Disclosure. The Company and its Subsidiaries have delivered to or made available for inspection by Parent and its agents, representatives and employees all material environmental site assessments and environmental audits in the Company Group’s possession or control. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all environmental disclosure obligations imposed by applicable Law with respect to this transaction.

2.18 Compliance with Laws.

(a) Generally. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with, and are not in any material respect in default under or violation of (and have not received any notice of material non-compliance, default or violation with respect to) any Law applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their respective properties is bound.

(b) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (including any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or other Person associated with or acting on their behalf) have, directly or indirectly, taken any action which would cause it to be in material violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses

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relating to political activity, made, offered or authorized any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, whether directly or indirectly, or made, offered or authorized any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment, whether directly or indirectly. Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any other entity under their control have conducted an internal investigation, or been informally or formally investigated, charged, or prosecuted, for conduct related to applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company has established sufficient internal controls and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, accurately accounted for all payments to third parties, disclosed all payments or provisions to foreign officials (as defined by the FCPA), and made available all of such documentation to Parent.

(c) Export Control Laws.

(i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance, and have complied throughout the past five years, in all material respects with all applicable U.S. export and re-export control and trade and economic sanctions Laws (“Export Controls”) including the Export Administration Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions maintained by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and any applicable anti-boycott compliance regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, within the past five years, directly or knowingly indirectly sold, exported, re-exported, transferred, diverted, or otherwise disposed of any products, software, technology, or technical data to any destination, entity, or person prohibited by the Laws of the United States, without obtaining prior authorization from the competent government authorities as required by Export Controls, in any matter that resulted in a material violation of applicable Export Controls. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable import Laws (“Import Restrictions”), including Title 19 of the U.S. Code and Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(ii) Section 2.18(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter accurately describes all of (A) the goods, services, items, software, technology, and technical data of the Company and its Subsidiaries along with the appropriate classification, including their Export Control Classification Numbers or designation on the U.S. Munitions List; (B) the countries to which these goods, services, items, software, technology, or technical data have been exported; and (C) the licenses and license exceptions currently held or claimed by the Company and its Subsidiaries for the export of goods, services, items, software, technology, or technical data. The listed licenses and license exceptions are all of the licenses and exceptions necessary for the continued export or re-export of goods, services, items, software, technology, or technical data of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All such licenses are valid and in full force and effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with all terms and conditions of any license issued or approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the Bureau of Industry and Security, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control which is or has been in force or other authorization issued pursuant to Export Controls.

(iii) To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no fact or circumstance that would result in any Liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries for any material violation of Export Control and Import Restrictions.

2.19 Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries hold all required permits, licenses, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, authorizations, registrations, orders and other approvals from Governmental Authorities that are material to the operation of the business of the Company Group taken as a whole as currently conducted (collectively, the “Permits”). The Permits are in full force and effect, have not been violated in any material respect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no suspension, revocation or cancellation thereof has been threatened, and there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, seeking the suspension, revocation or cancellation of any Permits. No Permit shall cease to be effective as a result of the consummation of the Transactions.

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2.20 Legal Proceedings and Orders.

(a) Legal Proceedings. Except as would not be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no Legal Proceedings (other than arising from or relating to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement), (i) pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, or (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets.

(b) Orders. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is subject to any outstanding Order that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There has not been nor are there currently any investigations or inquiries being conducted by the Company, the Company Board (or any committee thereof) or any third party at the request of any of the foregoing concerning any financial, accounting, conflict of interest, self-dealing, fraudulent or deceptive conduct or other misfeasance or malfeasance issues.

2.21 Insurance. All fire and casualty, general liability, business interruption, product liability, sprinkler and water damage insurance policies and other forms of insurance maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been made available to Parent. Each such policy is in full force and effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid in full.

2.22 Takeover Statutes. The Company Board has adopted such resolutions and taken all such other actions as are necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Merger and any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement or the Voting and Support Agreements, the restrictions on “business combinations” (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) as set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL. Other than Section 203 of the DGCL, no “business combination,” “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation under the laws of the State of Delaware, or other applicable Laws (each, a “Takeover Statute”) is applicable to the Company, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement or the Voting and Support Agreements.

2.23 Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors. Except the Advisor, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company has made available to Parent a complete and accurate copy of any engagement letter between the Company and the Advisor under which any fees or expenses may become payable in connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.

2.24 No Other Representations. Except as expressly set forth in this Article II, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, to Parent and/or Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Merger Sub to the Company on the date hereof (the “Parent Disclosure Letter”), which expressly identifies the Section (or, if applicable, subsection) to which such exception relates (it being understood and hereby agreed that any disclosure in such disclosure letter relating to one Section or subsection shall also apply to any other Sections and subsections if and to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure (without reference to the underlying documents referenced therein) that such disclosure also relates to such other Sections or subsections), Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Company, as follows:

3.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing pursuant to the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate power and

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authority necessary to enable the each to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, lease or operate and to conduct its business as it is currently conducted.

3.2 Authority; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Enforceability.

(a) Authority. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b) Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and performance by each of Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub and the performance by each of Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions, authorized by all necessary action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Sub and no additional actions on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub; (ii) the performance by each of Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub of its respective covenants and obligations hereunder; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger.

(c) Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except insofar as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies. Immediately following execution and delivery of this Agreement, this Agreement will be adopted by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.

3.3 Required Filings and Consents; Non-Contravention.

(a) The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement do not, and the performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of their respective covenants and agreements under this Agreement and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) assuming receipt of the government approvals contemplated by Section 3.3(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which any of their respective properties is bound or affected, or (iii) require notice to or the consent of any Person under, result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default), or impair Parent or Merger Sub’s rights or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to any third party any rights of termination, amendment, payment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the properties or assets (including intangible assets) of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which the Parent or Merger Sub or by which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, except in the case of the preceding clauses (ii) through (iv), inclusive, as would not reasonably be expected to delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to perform their respective covenants and obligations in all material respects pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) Requisite Governmental Approvals. The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement do not, and the performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of its covenants and agreements under this Agreement and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger) will not, require any consent, approval, order, license, authorization, registration, declaration or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) as may be required by the HSR Act and other Antitrust Laws as set forth on Section 3.3(b) of the

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Parent Disclosure Letter or by the Required Investment Screening Laws, (ii) the filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act and as may be required under the Securities Act, (iii) such consents, approvals, orders, licenses, authorizations, registrations, declarations, permits, filings, and notifications as may be required under applicable United States federal and state securities laws, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger or other documents as required by the DGCL and (v) such other consents, approvals, orders, registrations, declarations, permits, filings and notifications, the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to perform their respective covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

3.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. Parent has made available to the Company true, correct and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other similar organizational documents of Parent and Merger Sub, each as amended to date. Such documents, each as amended to date, are in full force and effect, and neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in violation of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational document.

3.5 Legal Proceedings; Orders; Disclosure.

(a) Legal Proceedings. Except as would not be reasonably expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to perform their respective covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement, there are no Legal Proceedings (other than arising from or relating to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement), (a) pending against Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets, or (b) to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub, or any of their respective properties or assets.

(b) Orders. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is subject to any outstanding Order that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There has not been nor are there currently any investigations or inquiries being conducted by Parent or Merger Sub or any third party at the request of any of the foregoing concerning any financial, accounting, conflict of interest, self-dealing, fraudulent or deceptive conduct or other misfeasance or malfeasance issues.

(c) Proxy Statement; Other Information. None of the written information provided by or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries to be included in the Proxy Statement will, at the time it is filed with the SEC in definitive form, or at the time it is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

3.6 Ownership of Company Capital Stock. Neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any of their respective Affiliates (nor any of their respective “Associates” as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) is or has been during the past three (3) years an “interested stockholder” of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL.

3.7 Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.8 Operations of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has been formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Merger, and, prior to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor Merger Sub will have engaged in any other business activities and will have incurred no liabilities or obligations other than as contemplated by this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement and the Financing. Parent owns beneficially and of record all of the outstanding capital stock, and other equity and voting interest, in Merger Sub free and clear of all Liens.

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3.9 No Parent Vote or Approval Required. No vote or consent of the holders of any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement and the Merger. The vote or consent of Parent, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, is the only vote or consent of the capital stock of, or other equity interest in, Merger Sub necessary to approve this Agreement and the Merger.

3.10 Limited Guarantee. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Sponsor Parties have delivered to the Company a duly executed Limited Guarantee. As of the Agreement Date, the Limited Guarantee is in full force and effect and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Sponsor Parties, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies. As of the Agreement Date, no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would, or would reasonably be expected to, constitute a default on the part of the Sponsor Parties pursuant to the Limited Guarantee.

3.11 Financing.

(a) Financing Letters. As of the Agreement Date, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of (i) the Equity Commitment Letter, pursuant to which the Sponsor Parties have committed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to invest in Parent, directly or indirectly, the cash in the respective aggregate amounts set forth therein (the “Equity Financing”) and (ii) an executed commitment letter, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Parent and the Debt Financing Sources party thereto (the “Debt Commitment Letter” and, together with the Equity Commitment Letter, the “Financing Letters”) pursuant to which the Debt Financing Sources party thereto have committed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to lend the amounts set forth therein for the purpose of funding all of the Required Amount (the “Debt Financing”, and together with the Equity Financing, the “Financing”). Parent has also provided to the Company a true and complete copy of the fee letter referenced in the Debt Commitment Letter (the “Fee Letter”) (which may be delivered with the fee amounts, “flex” terms and other economics or commercially sensitive terms redacted in a customary manner so long as no redaction covers terms that would adversely affect the amount (below the Required Amount), conditionality, availability or termination of the Debt Financing). The Equity Commitment Letter provides that the Company is an express third party beneficiary thereof in connection with the Company’s exercise of its rights under Section 8.11(b).

(b) Validity. As of the Agreement Date, each Financing Letter, in the executed form delivered by Parent to the Company, (i) is in full force and effect and (ii) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto, as applicable, enforceable against Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except insofar as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies. Other than as expressly set forth in the Financing Letters and the Fee Letter, there are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding, investing or use of the full proceeds of the Financing pursuant to any agreement relating to the Financing to which the (i) Sponsor Parties, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates is a party or (ii) to the knowledge of Parent, any other Person is a party. As of the Agreement Date, neither Parent nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any counterparty to the Financing Letters has committed any breach of any of its covenants or other obligations set forth in, or is in default under, any of the Financing Letters. As of the Agreement Date, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) would, or would reasonably be expected to, (i) constitute or result in a breach or default on the part of any party to any of the Financing Letters; (ii) constitute or result in a failure to satisfy any of the terms or conditions set forth in any of the Financing Letters required to be complied with or satisfied by the parties to such Financing Letter; (iii) make any of the assumptions or any of the statements set forth in any of the Financing Letters, to the knowledge of Parent, inaccurate in any material respect; or (iv) otherwise result in

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any portion of the Financing not being available, when required pursuant to the terms of the applicable Financing Letter. As of the Agreement Date, assuming satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to Parent’s obligations to consummation the Merger pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 of this Agreement, Parent has no reason to believe that (A) it will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis any term or condition of the Financing Letters to be satisfied by it; or (B) the Financing will not be made available as of the Closing if the terms or conditions contained in the Financing Letters to be satisfied by it are satisfied.

(c) No Amendments. As of the Agreement Date, (i) the Financing Letters and the terms of the Financing have not been amended or modified prior to the Agreement Date, (ii) other than as expressly contemplated by the Financing Letters, including, without limitation, to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or other similar entities who had not executed the Financing Letters as of the Agreement Date, no amendment or modification is contemplated by Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, by any counterparty to the Financing Letters that, in each case, would permit the parties to the Financing Letters to reduce the amount of the Financing below the Required Amount or impose new or additional conditions precedent to the availability of the Financing or that would otherwise adversely affect the availability of the Financing on the Closing Date, and (iii) to the knowledge of Parent, the respective commitments contained in each Financing Letter have not been withdrawn, terminated, repudiated or rescinded in any respect, and no such withdrawal, termination, repudiation or rescission is contemplated. As of the Agreement Date, there are no Contracts, agreements, side letters or other written arrangements relating to the funding or use of the Financings to which the Sponsor Parties, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates is a party that would permit the parties to the Financing Letters to reduce the amount of the Financing below the Required Amount, impose new or additional conditions precedent to the availability of the Financing or that would otherwise adversely affect the availability of the Financing on the Closing Date, other than as expressly contemplated by the Financing Letters or the Fee Letter.

(d) Sufficiency of Financing. Assuming (w) the transactions in the Rollover Agreement are consummated in accordance with the terms thereof, (x) the Financing is funded in accordance with the Financing Letters, (y) the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof and (z) the satisfaction (or waiver) of all of the Company’s and Parent’s conditions to Closing set forth in Article VI, in each case based upon facts and events that Parent has knowledge of as of the date hereof, the aggregate amounts committed pursuant to the Financing Letters will provide Parent with sufficient immediately available cash funds to (i) satisfy all payment obligations of Parent and Merger Sub contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the Merger (including the payment of all amounts payable at the Closing pursuant to Article I in connection with or as a result of the Merger, including payment of the aggregate consideration to which the holders of Company Common Stock become entitled pursuant to Section 1.7, the RSU Consideration, the PSU Consideration and the Option Consideration); (ii) repay, prepay or discharge (after giving effect to the Merger) the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all indebtedness outstanding required to be repaid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (iii) pay all fees and expenses required to be paid at the Closing by the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Merger and under the Financing Letters; and (iv) satisfy the condition set forth in Paragraph 11 of Exhibit C to the Debt Commitment Letter (such amounts, collectively, the “Required Amounts”).

(e) No Conditionality. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, but without expanding or amending the remedies available under Article VII or Section 8.11, Parent and Merger Sub each acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the receipt, grant, or availability of any funds or financing (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Financing) by Parent or any Affiliate thereof or any other financing be a condition to any of the obligations of Parent or Merger Sub hereunder.

3.12 Absence of Stockholder and Management Arrangements. As of the Agreement Date, except for the Rollover Agreement and the Voting and Support Agreements, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates is a party to any Contract, or has authorized, made or entered into, or committed or agreed to enter into, any formal or informal arrangements or other understandings (whether or not binding) with any stockholder, director, officer, employee or other Affiliate of the Company Group, in each case in their capacity as

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such, (a) relating to (i) this Agreement or the Merger; or (ii) the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, businesses or operations (including as to continuing employment) from and after the Effective Time; or (b) pursuant to which any (i) such holder of Company Common Stock would be entitled to receive consideration of a different amount or nature than the Per Share Price in respect of such holder’s shares of Company Common Stock; (ii) such holder of Company Common Stock has agreed to approve this Agreement or vote against any Superior Proposal; or (iii) such stockholder, director, officer, employee or other Affiliate of the Company Group other than the Sponsor Parties has agreed to provide, directly or indirectly, an equity investment to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company to finance any portion of the Merger.

3.13 Solvency. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is entering into this Agreement with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of any Company Group Member. As of the Effective Time and immediately after giving effect to the Merger (including the payment of the Required Amounts), assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article II, (a) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed the amount that will be required to pay the liabilities (including a reasonable estimate of the amount of contingent liabilities) of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as such liabilities become absolute and matured; (b) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which they are engaged or proposed to be engaged; and (c) Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have incurred liabilities, including a reasonable estimate of the amount of contingent liabilities, beyond their ability to pay such liabilities as they mature or become due.

3.14 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties; Investigation.

(a) No Other Representations and Warranties. Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article II or in any closing certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(c):

(i) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries makes, or has made, any representation or warranty relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their businesses, operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Merger;

(ii) no Person has been authorized by the Company Group or any of its Affiliates or Representatives to make any representation or warranty relating to the Company Group or any of its businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Merger, and if made, such representation or warranty must not be relied upon by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives as having been authorized by the Company Group or any of its controlled Affiliates or Representatives (in their respective capacities as such); and

(iii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement are in lieu of and are exclusive of all other representations and warranties, including any express or implied or as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and the Company hereby disclaims any other or implied representations or warranties, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives of any documentation or other information (including any financial information, supplemental data or financial projections or other forward-looking statements).

(b) No Reliance. Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article II, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements and in any closing certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(c), it is not acting (including, as applicable, by entering into this Agreement or consummating the Merger) in reliance on:

(i) any representation or warranty, express or implied;

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(ii) any estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or other materials or information provided or addressed to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, including any materials or information made available in the electronic data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Merger, in connection with presentations by or discussions with the Company’s management (whether prior to or after the Agreement Date) or in any other forum or setting; or

(iii) the accuracy or completeness of any other representation, warranty, estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or other materials or information.

Without limiting the foregoing, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that, except for any remedies available under this Agreement with respect to the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article II, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements and in any closing certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(c), neither the Company nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or other obligation to Parent, Merger Sub or their Representatives or Affiliates or any other Person resulting from Parent’s, Merger Sub’s or their Representatives’ or Affiliates’ use of any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to Parent, Merger Sub or their Representatives or Affiliates, including any information made available in the electronic data room maintained by or on behalf of the Company or its Representatives for purposes of the Transactions, teasers, marketing materials, consulting reports or materials, confidential information memoranda, management presentations, functional “break-out” discussions, responses to questions submitted on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub or their respective Representatives or in any other form in connection with the Transactions.

(c) Investigation. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has conducted its own independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, Contracts, Company Intellectual Property, real estate, technology, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company Group, and each of them acknowledges that it and its Representatives have received access to such books and records, facilities, equipment, Contracts and other assets of the Company Group and that it and its Representatives have had the opportunity to meet with the management of the Company and to discuss the business and assets of the Company Group.

ARTICLE IV

INTERIM OPERATIONS

4.1 Affirmative Obligations. Except (a) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including the activities of the Company pursuant to Section 4.3 and Section 5.7); (b) as set forth in Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (c) as required by applicable Law; (d) for any reasonable actions taken in good faith to respond to the actual or anticipated effects of COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures (provided that the Company (A) consults in good faith with Parent, reasonably in advance to the extent practicable, about the merits of taking any such action and will consider Parent’s comments in good faith and (B) keeps Parent reasonably informed of such action taken); or (e) as approved in writing in advance by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII and the Effective Time (the “Interim Period”), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to carry on its business, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve intact its present business, (B) keep available the services of its officers and key employees (other than where termination of such services is for cause) and (C) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees and other Persons with which it has significant business dealings, provided that notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.1 to the contrary, no action by or failure to act of any Company Group Member in order to comply with the express requirements of any subsection of Section 4.2 shall in and of itself be deemed a breach of this Section 4.1.

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4.2 Forbearance Covenants of the Company. Except (i) as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (ii) as approved in writing in advance by Parent (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); (iii) as required by applicable Law; or (iv) as expressly contemplated by the terms of this Agreement (including the activities of the Company pursuant to Section 4.3 and Section 5.7), at all times during the Interim Period, the Company will not directly or indirectly, including through any Subsidiary of the Company:

(a) propose to adopt any amendments (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to or amend the Charter, the Bylaws (other than the amendment of the Bylaws contemplated by Section 2.3(a)) or any other similar organizational document of any Company Group Member (other than immaterial amendments to such organizational documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries);

(b) other than as required pursuant to an Employee Benefit Plan as in existence as of the Agreement Date, authorize for issuance, issue, sell, deliver or agree or commit to issue, sell or deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of restricted stock units, options, warrants, other equity-based commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any securities of the Company Group, except for the issuance and sale of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise or settlement of Company Equity Awards outstanding as of the Agreement Date;

(c) acquire or redeem, directly or indirectly, or amend any of the securities of the Company Group, except (i) for repurchases, withholdings, or cancellations of securities of the Company Group required pursuant to the terms and conditions of Company Equity Awards outstanding as of the date hereof or granted following the date hereof in accordance with this Section 4.2 or (ii) transactions solely between the Company and any of its direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries or solely among the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries;

(d) other than cash dividends made by any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to the Company or another of its Subsidiaries, split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, shares or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any shares of capital stock, or make any other actual, constructive or deemed distribution in respect of the shares of capital stock;

(e) propose or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of itself or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the Transactions;

(f) (i) incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities, except for (A) letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) loans or advances to direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for any material obligations of any other Person except obligations of any of its direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any other Person (other than between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company or between the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries), or (iv) mortgage or pledge any of its or its Subsidiaries’ assets, tangible or intangible, or create or suffer to exist any Lien thereupon (other than Permitted Liens);

(g) except as may be required by applicable Law or as required pursuant to the terms of any Employee Plan or Non-U.S. Employee Plan existing on the date hereof: (i) enter into, adopt, amend, modify, renew or terminate any Employee Plan or Non-U.S. Employee Plan or any plan, policy, program, agreement, arrangement or Contract that would be an Employee Plan or Non-U.S. Employee Plan if in existence on the Agreement Date (except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Section 4.2(g)), (ii) pay or grant any special bonus, retention, severance, termination or similar payments and benefits to any current or former director, officer or employee of any Company Group Member, (iii) pay or grant any bonuses or similar payments or benefits to any current or former director,

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officer or employee of any Company Group Member, other than the payment of bonuses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to any current or former director, officer or employee of any Company Group Member whose annual base cash compensation is less than $250,000 and who is not a party to a Change in Control Agreement, except as required by any plan or arrangement as in effect as of the date hereof or as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company prior to the date hereof with future effect, in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the Company’s annual compensation cycle and described on Section 4.2(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (iv) (A) hire, engage, promote, transfer, change the title, position or duties, temporarily layoff, furlough or terminate (other than termination for cause), (B) take or omit to take any actions that could cause any individual to have “Good Reason” pursuant to his or her change in control agreement, severance agreement, employment agreement or similar agreement with the Company, or (C) accelerate, increase or decrease the compensation, remuneration or benefits of, in each case, any employee or independent contractor whose annual base cash compensation exceeds $250,000 or who is party to a Change in Control Agreement, (v) accelerate, increase or decrease the compensation, remuneration or benefits of other employees or independent contractors not covered in subsection (iv)(C) outside of the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (vi) waive or release any noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure, noninterference, nondispargement or other independent contractor of any Company Group Member or (vii) implement or announce any layoffs, plant closings, reductions in force, furloughs or material work schedule changes affecting any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of any Company Group Member.

(h) forgive any loans to any of its employees, officers or directors or any employees, officers or directors of any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates;

(i) accelerate the funding of compensation or benefits under any Employee Benefit Plans, other than deposits or contribution that are in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or required by the terms of any Employee Benefit Plans that are set forth on Section 4.2(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as required or prohibited by applicable Law;

(j) enter into, amend, negotiate or extend any Labor Agreement or, unless required by Law, recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, works council or group of employees as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

(k) acquire, sell, lease, license, divest or dispose of any material property or assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions, except for (i) transactions pursuant to Contracts existing on the Agreement Date made available to Parent or that are set forth on the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) acquisitions of supplies or sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (iii) transactions regarding non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business;

(l) except as required by applicable Law or GAAP, make any material change in any of its accounting principles or practices;

(m) make or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any material Tax accounting method, settle or compromise any material Tax claim, audit or assessment, or other Tax proceeding, file any material amended Tax Return, or request or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes (other than in the ordinary course of business or, in the case of a request, pursuant to customary extensions of the due date to file a Tax Return);

(n) terminate, cancel or amend in any material respect any Material Contract, or grant any release, waiver or relinquishment of any material rights under any such Material Contract, other than (i) immaterial amendments, extensions or renewals in the ordinary course of business and (ii) grants of non-exclusive licenses by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business;

(o) enter into any new Contract that, if in existence on the date hereof, would have been a Material Contract, other than entry into purchase orders, Contracts for Open Source Software, statements of work or

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master agreements with customers or vendors, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and to the extent such Contract would not constitute a Material Contract under Section 2.13(a)(ii);

(p) enter into any Company Material Real Property Lease, or modify, amend or exercise any right to renew any Company Material Real Property Lease;

(q) fail to maintain or allow to lapse, dispose of or abandon, including by failure to pay the required fees in any jurisdiction, any material Company Intellectual Property used or held for use in its business, or permit to enter into the public domain any material trade secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property, other than Open Source Software in the ordinary course of business;

(r) without limiting Section 4.2(k) above, grant any exclusive rights with respect to any of the material Company Intellectual Property, or divest any material Company Intellectual Property, other than Open Source Software in the ordinary course of business;

(s) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any other Person or any equity interest therein;

(t) authorize, incur or commit to incur any capital expenditure(s) that in the aggregate exceeds, in any given fiscal quarter, $2,500,000;

(u) settle or compromise any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding or pay, discharge or satisfy or agree to pay, discharge or satisfy any Liability, other than the settlement, compromise, payment, discharge or satisfaction of Legal Proceedings and Liabilities (i) reflected or reserved against in full in the balance sheet included in the Audited Company Balance Sheet, (ii) covered by existing insurance policies, or (iii) settled in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for only the payment (net of insurance proceeds) of monetary damages (and compliance with confidentiality and other similar customary settlement provisions) by the Company of $2,500,000 or less individually or $10,000,000 or less in the aggregate;

(v) except as required by GAAP, revalue in any material respect any of its properties or assets (including accounts receivable and other current assets);

(w) enter into any new Contract that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K;

(x) convene any special meeting of their stockholders (or any postponement or adjournment thereof), or propose any matters for consideration and a vote of its stockholders at the Company Stockholder Meeting other than as expressly permitted or required pursuant to this Agreement;

(y) enter into or adopt any “poison pill” or similar stockholder rights plan; or

(z) enter into a Contract to do any of the foregoing, or announce an intention, enter into a formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.

4.3 No Solicitation.

(a) Go-Shop Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, during the period (the “Go-Shop Period”) beginning on the date hereof and continuing until 11:59 p.m., Pacific time on the 45th day following the date hereof (the “No-Shop Period Start Date”), the Company and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives shall have the right to: (i) solicit, initiate, propose, induce, encourage or facilitate the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any proposal or Inquiry that constitutes, could constitute or is reasonably expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) subject to the

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entry into, and solely in accordance with, an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, furnish to any Third Person (and its Representatives, prospective debt and equity financing sources and/or their respective Representatives), any non-public information relating to the Company Group or afford to any such Third Person (and its Representatives, prospective debt and equity financing sources and/or their respective Representatives) access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel, of the Company Group, in any such case with the intent to induce the making, submission or announcement of an Acquisition Proposal (or any proposal or Inquiry that could constitute or is reasonably expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal); provided, however, that (A) the Company will substantially concurrently (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) provide to Parent, or provide Parent access to, any such non-public information concerning the Company Group that is provided to any such Third Person or its Representatives that was not previously provided to Parent or its Representatives and (B) the Company Group shall not provide (and shall not permit any of their respective Representatives to provide) any competitively sensitive non-public information to any Third Person who is or who has one or more Affiliates that is a competitor of any Company Group Member in connection with the actions permitted by this Section 4.3(a), except in accordance with customary “clean room” or other similar procedures; (iii) continue, enter into, maintain, participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Third Person (and its Representatives, prospective debt and equity financing sources and/or their respective Representatives) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (or any proposal or Inquiry that could constitute or is reasonably expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal); and (iv) cooperate with or assist or participate in or facilitate any such proposals, Inquiries, offers, discussions or negotiations or any effort or attempt to make any Acquisition Proposal, including that the Company may grant a limited waiver under any “standstill provision” or similar obligation of any Third Person with respect to any Company Group Member to allow such Third Person to submit or amend an Acquisition Proposal on a confidential basis to the Company Board (or any committee thereof).

(b) No Solicitation or Negotiation. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.3, from the No-Shop Period Start Date until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers and directors, and will instruct and use reasonable best efforts to cause each of its other Representatives to cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any Third Person and its Representatives relating to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction that are not expressly permitted by this Section 4.3(b), request the prompt return or destruction of all non-public information concerning the Company Group theretofore furnished to any such Person with whom a confidentiality agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal was entered into at any time within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the No-Shop Period Start Date and will (A) cease providing any further information with respect to the Company or any Acquisition Proposal to any such Third Person or its Representatives; and (B) immediately terminate all access granted to any such Third Person and its Representatives to any physical or electronic data room (or any other diligence access). Subject to the terms of Section 4.3(c), from the No-Shop Period Start Date until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company and its Subsidiaries will not, will cause their officers and directors not to, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause their other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, propose or induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any Inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish to any Third Person any non-public information relating to the Company Group or afford to any Third Person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other similar information, or to any personnel, of the Company Group, or otherwise knowingly cooperate in any way with such Third Person in any such case with the intent to induce, or that could reasonably be expected to result in, the making, submission or announcement of, or to knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist an Acquisition Proposal or the making of any Inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; (iii) participate or engage in discussions, communications or negotiations with any Third Person with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or with respect to any Inquiries from Third Persons relating to the making of an Acquisition Proposal, other than solely informing such Third Persons of the existence of the provisions contained in this Section 4.3 (without knowingly conveying, requesting or attempting to gather any other information except as otherwise permitted hereunder); (iv) approve, endorse or

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recommend any proposal, offer or Inquiry that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; or (v) enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, term sheet, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other instrument relating to an Acquisition Transaction, other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (any such letter of intent, agreement in principle, term sheet, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other instrument relating to an Acquisition Transaction (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement), an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”). From the No-Shop Period Start Date until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company will be required to enforce, and will not be permitted to waive, release, forebear in the enforcement of, terminate or modify, any provision of any standstill or confidentiality agreement that prohibits or purports to prohibit a proposal being made to the Company Board (or any committee thereof) (unless the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside counsel, that failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law).

(c) Superior Proposals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4.3, from the Agreement Date until the Company’s receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the Company and the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may, directly or indirectly, through one or more of their Representatives (including the Advisor), (i) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with or (ii) pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, (1) furnish any non-public information relating to the Company Group to or (2) afford access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel, of the Company Group, in each case, any Person and its Representatives (including prospective debt and equity financing sources and/or their respective Representatives) that has made, renewed or delivered to the Company a bona fide Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a material breach of Section 4.3; provided that the Company and its Representatives may contact any Person in writing (with a request that any response from such Person is in writing) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal solely to clarify any ambiguous terms and conditions thereof which are reasonably necessary to determine whether the Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal. The Company and the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may only take the actions contemplated by the preceding sentence if (A) such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal and (B) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to take the actions contemplated by this Section 4.3(c) would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law. The Company will provide to Parent and its Representatives any non-public information that is provided to any Person or its Representatives given such access that was not previously made available to Parent prior to or substantially concurrently with (but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after) the time it is provided to such Person.

(d) No Change in Company Board Recommendation or Entry into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Except as provided by Section 4.3(e), at no time after the date hereof (or, in the case of clause (i)(C) below, after the No-Shop Period Start Date) may the Company Board (or a committee thereof):

(i) (A) withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation, in each case, in a manner adverse to Parent in any material respect (it being understood that it shall be considered a modification adverse to Parent that is material if (1) any Acquisition Proposal structured as a tender or exchange offer is commenced and the Company Board fails to publicly recommend against acceptance of such tender or exchange offer by the Company Stockholders within ten (10) Business Days of commencement thereof pursuant to Rule 14d-2 of the Exchange Act; or (2) any Acquisition Proposal (or material amendment to such Acquisition Proposal) is publicly announced (other than by the commencement of a tender or exchange offer) and the Company Board fails to issue a public press release within ten (10) Business Days of such public announcement providing that the Company Board reaffirms the Company Board Recommendation); (B) adopt, approve, or recommend, or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend, an Acquisition Proposal; or (C) fail to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within ten (10) Business Days

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after Parent so requests in writing (it being understood that the Company will have no obligation to make such reaffirmation on more than two (2) separate occasions); or (D) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement (any action described in clauses (A) through (D), a “Company Board Recommendation Change”); provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, none of (1) a “stop, look and listen” communication by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any substantially similar communication), (2) the factually accurate public disclosure by the Company of the receipt of an Acquisition Proposal if, and only to the extent required by applicable Law, (3) the determination by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) that an Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or is reasonably likely to lead to, a Superior Proposal, (4) the delivery by the Company to Parent of any notice contemplated by Section 4.3(f) or (5) the public disclosure (to the extent such public disclosure does not have the effect of withdrawing or modifying the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Parent), in itself, of the items in clauses (3) and (4) if the Company reasonably concludes (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that such public disclosure is required by applicable Law, in any such case will constitute a Company Board Recommendation Change or violate this Section 4.3; or

(ii) cause or permit the Company Group to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement.

(e) Company Board Recommendation Change; Entry into Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval:

(i) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change of the type described in clauses (A), (C) and (D) of the definition thereof in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law and if and only if;

(A) the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent at least five (5) Business Days (the “Event Notice Period”) in advance to the effect that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) intends to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 4.3(e)(i), which notice will specify the basis for such Company Board Recommendation Change, including a description of the Intervening Event in reasonable detail;

(B) prior to effecting such Company Board Recommendation Change, the Company and its Representatives, during such Event Notice Period, have (x) negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent that Parent requests to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Financing Letters to obviate the need for such Company Board Recommendation Change and (y) taken into account any adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Financing Letters proposed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other information provided by Parent in response to the notice described in clause (A) of this Section 4.3(e)(i), in each case, that are offered in writing by Parent, no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the last day of the Event Notice Period, in a manner that would constitute a binding agreement between the parties if accepted by the Company; and

(C) following such Event Notice Period, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking into account Parent’s proposed revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Financing Letters) shall have determined in good faith that the failure of the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to make a Company Board Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law; provided that each time that material modifications or developments with respect to the Intervening Event occur, the Company shall deliver a new

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written notice to Parent and comply with the requirements of this Section 4.3(e)(i) with respect to such new written notice (it being understood that the “Event Notice Period” in respect of such new written notice will be three (3) Business Days).

(ii) if the Company has received a bona fide Acquisition Proposal, whether during the Go-Shop Period or after the No-Shop Period Start Date, that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is a Superior Proposal, then the Company Board may (A) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change with respect to such Superior Proposal and/or (B) authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal substantially concurrently with the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) shall not take any action described in the foregoing clauses (A) or (B) unless:

(1) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law;

(2) the Company Group and its Representatives have complied in all material respects with their obligations pursuant to this Section 4.3 with respect to such Acquisition Proposal;

(3) the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Proposal Notice Period”) to the effect that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has (A) received a bona fide Acquisition Proposal that has not been withdrawn; (B) concluded in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and (C) resolved to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change and/or to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) absent any revision to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which notice will specify the basis for such Company Board Recommendation Change and/or termination, including the identity of the Person or “group” of Persons making such Acquisition Proposal and the material terms of such Acquisition Proposal and will include copies of all relevant documents relating to such Acquisition Proposal (as well as written summaries of any material oral communications addressing such matters not otherwise covered by such documents);

(4) prior to effecting such Company Board Recommendation Change and/or termination, the Company and its Representatives, during the Proposal Notice Period, must have (1) negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to so negotiate) to offer such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Financing Letters so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal; and (2) taken into account any adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Financing Letters proposed by Parent and other information provided by Parent during the Proposal Notice Period, in each case, that are offered in writing by Parent, no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the last day of the Proposal Notice Period, in a manner that would constitute a binding agreement between the parties if accepted by the Company; provided, however, that in the event of any material modifications to such Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that any change to the financial terms of such proposal shall be deemed a material modification), the Company will be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 4.3(e)(ii) with respect to such new written notice (it being understood that the “Proposal Notice Period” in respect of such new written notice will be three (3) Business Days following receipt of such written notice); and

(5) following such Proposal Notice Period, including any subsequent Proposal Notice Period as provided in the final proviso of the foregoing Section 4.3(e)(ii)(4), the Company Board (or a committee thereof) (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking into account ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s proposed revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/

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or the Financing Letters and any other information provided by Parent) shall have determined that the failure of the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to make such a Company Board Recommendation Change and/or to terminate this Agreement would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law; and

(6) in the event of any termination of this Agreement in order to cause or permit the Company Group to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, the Company will have validly terminated this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(h), including paying the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 7.3(b)(iii).

(f) Notice.

(i) From the Agreement Date until the first to occur of the No-Shop Period Start Date and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable (and, in any event, within forty-eight (48) hours) notify Parent of any Acquisition Proposal (including any revised Acquisition Proposal containing a material modification to the terms and conditions of a prior Acquisition Proposal) received by the Company or any of its Representatives. Such notice must include (i) whether the person making such Acquisition Proposal is a strategic acquirer or a financial sponsor and (ii) a summary of the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to disclose the specific identity of the person making such Acquisition Proposal. On the No-Shop Period Start Date, to the extent this Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Article VII, the Company shall deliver to Parent, with respect to each pending Acquisition Proposal, a written notice setting forth (i) the identity of the Third Person making such Acquisition Proposal, (ii) a summary of the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal to the extent such material terms and conditions are not included in the written materials provided in the following clause (iii); and (iii) copies of any written materials and documents containing the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal provided to the Company or its Representatives.

(ii) From the No-Shop Period Start Date until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company will promptly (and, in any event, within forty-eight (48) hours from the receipt thereof) notify Parent of (a) any Acquisition Proposal, (b) any Inquiries from a Third Person or (c) any requests for non-public information or discussions with the Company or its Representatives, which requests or discussions would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or any material revisions to the terms and conditions of any pending Acquisition Proposals disclosed pursuant to Section 4.3(f)(i), are received by the Company or any of its Representatives. Such notice must include (i) the identity of the Third Person making such Acquisition Proposal, Inquiry or request, (ii) a summary of the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, Inquiry or request to the extent such material terms and conditions are not included in the written materials provided in the following clause (iii); and (iii) copies of any written materials and documents relating thereto provided to the Company or its Representatives. Thereafter, the Company must keep Parent reasonably informed, on a reasonably prompt basis, of the status (and supplementally provide the material terms) of any such Acquisition Proposal, Inquiry or request and the status of any such discussions or negotiations, and shall promptly (but in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours after receipt) provide to Parent any amendments thereto and any new, amended or revised written materials relating thereto provided to the Company or its Representatives (as well as written summaries of any material oral communications addressing such matters not otherwise covered by such documents).

(g) Certain Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement will prohibit the Company or the Company Board (or a committee thereof) from (i) taking and disclosing to the Company Stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or complying with Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the

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Exchange Act, including making a “stop, look and listen” communication by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any substantially similar communication); (ii) complying with Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act; (iii) informing any Person of the existence of the provisions contained in this Section 4.3; or (iv) making any disclosure to the Company Stockholders as required by applicable Law, regulation or stock exchange rule or listing agreement, it being understood that (1) any such statement or disclosure made by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) pursuant to this Section 4.3(g) must be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and will not limit or otherwise adversely affect the obligations of the Company or the Company Board (or any committee thereof) and the rights of Parent under this Section 4.3, and (2) nothing in the foregoing will be deemed to permit the Company or the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change other than in accordance with Section 4.3(e).

(h) Breach by Representatives. The Company agrees that any breach of this Section 4.3 by any of its Representatives (acting as such), including any failure of such Representatives to comply with the terms of Section 4.3(c), shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Company.

ARTICLE V

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

5.1 Required Action and Forbearance; Efforts.

(a) Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (including subject to Section 5.2), each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts (A) to take (or cause to be taken) all actions; (B) do (or cause to be done) all things; and (C) assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing (or causing to be done) all things, in each case as are necessary, proper or advisable pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective, when required pursuant to Section 1.3, the Merger, including by using reasonable best efforts to:

(i) cause the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI to be satisfied;

(ii) (1) obtain all consents, waivers, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Authorities; and (2) make all registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Authorities, in each case that are necessary or advisable to consummate the ▇▇▇▇▇▇; and

(iii) execute and deliver any Contracts and other instruments, including obtaining any consents under Material Contracts (other than Material Contracts related to Indebtedness), that are reasonably necessary to consummate the Merger, in each case, to the extent requested by Parent.

(b) No Failure to Take Necessary Action. In addition to the foregoing, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including subject to Section 5.2), neither Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, nor the Company, on the other hand, shall, nor shall they cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take any action, or fail to take any action, that is intended to or has (or would reasonably be expected to have) the effect of preventing, impairing or otherwise adversely affecting the ability of such Party to fully perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no action by the Company taken in compliance with Section 4.3 will be considered a violation of this Section 5.1.

(c) No Consent Fee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no Company Group Member will be required to or will agree to the payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment or other consideration (including increased or accelerated payments), in connection with the Merger, including in connection with obtaining any consent pursuant to any Material Contract.

(d) Antitrust and Investment Screening. This Section 5.1 shall not apply to filings under Antitrust Laws and Investment Screening Laws, which shall be governed by the obligations set forth in Section 5.2.

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5.2 Antitrust and Investment Screening Laws.

(a) Parent and Company shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all reasonable things necessary and proper under any applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the Termination Date, including (i) preparing and filing all forms, registrations and notifications to or with any Governmental Authority required to be filed to consummate the Merger, (ii) using reasonable best efforts to satisfy the conditions to consummating the Merger, (iii) using reasonable best efforts to obtain (and to cooperate with each other in obtaining) any consent, authorization, expiration or termination of a waiting period, permit, order or approval of, waiver or any exemption by, any Governmental Authority, and (iv) defending any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger. In connection with the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company and their respective Subsidiaries shall (i) file (or cause their respective Affiliates to file) with the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ a Notification and Report Form relating to this Agreement and the Merger as required by the HSR Act within ten (10) Business Days following the Agreement Date and (ii) as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, make (or cause their respective Affiliates to make) all other notices, filings or applications required under any other Antitrust Laws and any applicable Investment Screening Laws. Neither Parent, the Company, nor their respective Affiliates will withdraw any such notices, reports, filings or applications (including its Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act) without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. Neither Parent, the Company, nor their respective Affiliates will agree to extend or delay the commencement of any applicable waiting periods without the prior written consent of the other party.

(b) Each of Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, (i) promptly furnish to the other such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of any governmental filings, submissions or other documents, including any follow-up request for information in respect of any government filing, submission or other document; (ii) give the other reasonable prior notice of any such filing, submission or other document and of any substantive communication with or from any Governmental Authority regarding the Merger. Subject to the limitations herein, each of Parent and Company shall permit the other to review (to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law or by the applicable Governmental Authority) and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other Party in connection with any such filing, submission, document or substantive communication; and (iii) to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law or by the applicable Governmental Authority, furnish to the other copies of all filings, submissions, correspondence and substantive communications with any Governmental Authority. In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the Parties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable; provided that materials may be redacted (x) to remove references concerning the valuation of Company; (y) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements or applicable Laws; and (z) as necessary to address attorney-client or other privilege concerns. Each Party may also, as it deems advisable or necessary, reasonably designate material provided to the other Party as “Outside Counsel Only Material.” Each of Parent and the Company shall cooperate in providing an appropriate response to any inquiry from a Governmental Authority including informing the other Party as soon as practicable of any such investigation or inquiry, and consulting in advance, to the extent practicable, before making any presentations or submissions to a Governmental Authority. In addition, each of the Parties will give reasonable prior notice to and consult with the other in advance of any meeting, conference or substantive communication with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions and to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law or by the applicable Governmental Authority, not participate or attend any meeting or conference, or engage in any substantive communication, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions without offering the other Party the possibility to participate, attend or engage in such meetings, conferences or communications, and in the event one Party is prohibited from, or unable to participate, attend or engage in, any such meeting, conference or substantive communication, keep such Party apprised with respect thereto.

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(c) In furtherance of and not in limitation of paragraph (a), Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the Transactions prior to the Termination Date, including taking all such further action as may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as the United States Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, state antitrust enforcement authorities, competition authorities of any other nation or other jurisdiction or any other Governmental Authority or Person may assert under any Law with respect to the Transactions, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority or Person with respect to the Transactions, including (i) offering, negotiating, committing to or effecting, by settlement, consent decree, hold separate order, stipulation or otherwise, (A) the sale, divestiture, license or other disposition of any and all of the capital stock or other equity or voting interests, assets (whether tangible or intangible), rights, properties, products or businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation); (B) terminating, modifying, or assigning existing relationships, joint ventures, Contracts, or obligations of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation); and (C) committing to behavioral or other operational conditions and any other modifications of, or restrictions on the businesses, assets, properties, product lines, equity interests, or other activities of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation); provided, however, (1) that any of the foregoing actions may, at the discretion of the Parent, be conditioned upon consummation of the Transactions, (2) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be required to become subject to, or consent or agree to or otherwise take any of the foregoing actions if Parent requests any of them to take such action so long as such action is conditioned on the Closing, (3) without the prior written consent of the Parent, none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries shall take any of the foregoing actions, (4) Parent shall not be obligated to take, or agree to take, any of the foregoing actions with respect to any Person, or the assets, properties or businesses of any Person, other than Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Surviving Corporation) and (5) Parent shall not be obligated to take, or agree to take, any of the foregoing actions if such actions, in the aggregate, would or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation); and (ii) contesting, defending and appealing any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding challenging or in respect of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that prohibits, prevents or restricts the consummation of the Merger prior to the Termination Date.

(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries to become subject to, or be required to consent or agree to or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order, unless such requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order is binding only in the event that the Closing occurs.

5.3 Conduct of Business by Parent. Unless the Company otherwise consents in writing, Parent will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries and controlled Affiliates not to, acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, by purchasing a portion of the assets of or equity in, or by acquiring in any other manner, any business of any Person or other business organization or division thereof if such business competes in any material line of business of the Company or its Subsidiaries and the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to, or the consummation of, such transaction would reasonably be expected to (i) impose any material delay in the obtaining of, or materially increase the risk of not obtaining, any authorization, consent, order, declaration or approval of any Governmental Authority necessary to consummate the Merger or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period; (ii) materially increase the risk of any Governmental Authority entering an Order preventing or materially restraining the consummation of the Merger; (iii) materially increase the risk of not being able to remove any such Order on appeal or otherwise; or (iv) materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Merger, in each case, after giving effect to any actions required pursuant to Section 5.2(c), in each case, except for any acquisition that has been publicly disclosed prior to the Agreement Date.

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5.4 Proxy Statement and Other Required SEC Filings.

(a) Proxy Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof (but no later than the No-Shop Period Start Date), the Company will prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement relating to the Company Stockholder Meeting (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”). Subject to Section 4.3, the Company must include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement.

(b) Other Required Company Filing. If the Company determines that it is required to file any document other than the Proxy Statement with the SEC in connection with the Merger pursuant to applicable Law (such document, as amended or supplemented, an “Other Required Company Filing”), then the Company will as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and file such Other Required Company Filing with the SEC. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement and any Other Required Company Filing to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC and the NYSE. The Company may not file the Proxy Statement or any Other Required Company Filing (in each case, including any amendments thereto) with the SEC without first providing Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and the Company will give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Parent or its counsel. On the date of filing, the date of mailing to the Company Stockholders (if applicable) and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, neither the Proxy Statement nor any Other Required Company Filing will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no covenant is made by the Company with respect to any information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Other Required Company Filing. The information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any Other Required Parent Filings will not, at the time that such Other Required Parent Filing is filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(c) Other Required Parent Filing. If Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates determines that it is required to file any document with the SEC in connection with the Merger or the Company Stockholder Meeting pursuant to applicable Law (an “Other Required Parent Filing”), then Parent and Merger Sub will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, promptly prepare and file such Other Required Parent Filing with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub will cause, and will cause their respective Affiliates to cause, any Other Required Parent Filing to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC. Neither Parent or Merger Sub nor any of their respective Affiliates may file any Other Required Parent Filing (or any amendment thereto) with the SEC without first providing the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and Parent will give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company or its counsel. On the date of filing, the date of mailing to the Company Stockholders (if applicable) and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, no Other Required Parent Filing may contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no covenant is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to any information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any Other Required Parent Filing. The information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Other Required Company Filing will not, at the time that the Proxy Statement or such Other Required Company Filing is filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

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reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement and any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing. If at any time prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting or any such filing, any information relating to the Company Group, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates should be discovered by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing, as the case may be, so that such filing would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Party that discovers such information will promptly notify the other, and an appropriate amendment or supplement to such filing describing such information will be promptly prepared and filed with the SEC by the appropriate Party and, to the extent required by applicable Law or the SEC or its staff, disseminated to the Company Stockholders.

(e) Consultation Prior to Certain Communications. The Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, may not communicate in writing with the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing, as the case may be, without first providing the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such written communication, and each Party will give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the other Parties or their respective counsel.

(f) Notices. The Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, will advise the other, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of any receipt of a request by the SEC or its staff for (i) any amendment or revisions to the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing, as the case may be; (ii) any receipt of comments from the SEC or its staff on the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing, as the case may be; or (iii) any receipt of a request by the SEC or its staff for additional information in connection therewith.

(g) Dissemination of Proxy Statement. Subject to applicable law, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC and confirmation from the SEC that it will not review, or that it has completed its review of, the Proxy Statement, which confirmation will be deemed to occur if the SEC has not affirmatively notified the Company prior to the tenth calendar day after filing the Proxy Statement that the SEC will or will not be reviewing the Proxy Statement (the “SEC Clearance Date”); provided, that the Company shall not be required to disseminate the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date.

5.5 Company Stockholder Meeting.

(a) Call of Company Stockholder Meeting. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will conduct a “broker search” in accordance with Rule 14a-13 of the Exchange Act in a manner to enable the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting to be set so that the Company Stockholder Meeting can be held promptly following the SEC Clearance Date and will take all action necessary in accordance with the DGCL, the Charter, the Bylaws and the rules of the NYSE to establish a record date for (and the Company will consult with Parent with respect to such record date and will not change the record date without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholder Meeting as promptly as reasonably practicable following the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company will not be required to convene and hold the Company Stockholder Meeting at any time prior to the twentieth (20^th) Business Day following the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders; provided that the Company Stockholder Meeting shall not be held later than forty-five (45) days after the SEC Clearance Date. Subject to Section 4.3 and unless there has been a Company Board Recommendation Change, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval.

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(b) Adjournment of Company Stockholder Meeting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may (and if requested by Parent on no more than two (2) occasions, shall for a reasonable period of time not to exceed ten (10) Business Days in the aggregate) postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting if (i) there are holders of an insufficient number of shares of the Company Common Stock present or represented by proxy at the Company Stockholder Meeting to constitute a quorum at the Company Stockholder Meeting (it being understood that the Company may not postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting more than two times pursuant to this clause (i) without Parent’s prior written consent); (ii) the Company is required to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting by applicable law, order or a request from the SEC or its staff; or (iii) the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting in order to give the Company Stockholders sufficient time to evaluate any information or disclosure that the Company has sent to Company Stockholders or otherwise made available to the Company Stockholders by filing materials with the SEC, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Unless this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Section 7.1, the Company will submit this Agreement and the Merger to its stockholders at the Company Stockholder Meeting even if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change.

5.6 Financing.

(a) No Amendments to Financing Letters. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, neither Parent nor Merger Sub (without the prior written consent of the Company) shall agree to, or permit any amendment, modification, supplement or termination of, or any waiver of any provision or remedy pursuant to, the Financing Letters if such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver would reasonably be expected to (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Financing (including by increasing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount as compared to the fees and original issue discount contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter or Fee Letter on the Agreement Date unless the amount of the Debt Financing or Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount) to an amount such that Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, would not have sufficient available funds necessary to pay the Required Amount (unless the Equity Financing is increased by an equivalent amount); (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedent to the availability of the Financing or otherwise expand, amend or modify any of the conditions to the receipt of the Financing or any other terms to the Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) delay or prevent the Closing; or (B) materially delay or prevent funding of the Financing, or the satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Financing; or (iii) adversely impact the ability of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Financing Letters or the definitive agreements with respect thereto (it being understood that Parent may amend any Debt Commitment Letter in accordance with its terms to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or other similar entities who had not executed such Debt Commitment Letters as of the Agreement Date and upon such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver, promptly provide the Company with a copy thereof). Any reference in this Agreement to (1) the “Financing” will include the financing contemplated by the Financing Letters as amended or modified in compliance with this Section 5.6; and (2) the “Equity Commitment Letter,” “Debt Commitment Letter” or “Financing Letters” will include such documents as amended or modified in compliance with this Section 5.6.

(b) Taking of Necessary Actions.

(i) Financing not a Closing Condition. Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub each acknowledge and agree that obtaining the Financing is not a condition to the Closing or the enforcement of the Financing Letters. If the Financing has not been funded, Parent and Merger Sub will each continue to be obligated, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, to consummate the Merger, including by taking the actions required to be taken by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Merger Sub pursuant to Section 5.6(b)(ii).

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necessary, proper and advisable to obtain the Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Financing Letters and the Fee Letter (or on other terms that (x) with respect to conditionality, are not less favorable to Parent than the terms and conditions set forth in the Financing Letters in effect on the Agreement Date and (y) with respect to quantum, provide an amount sufficient to satisfy the Required Amount at the Closing), including by: (A) maintaining in effect the Financing Letters in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions thereof; (B) complying in all material respects with its obligations under the Financing Letters; (C) satisfying on a timely basis the conditions to funding the Financing in the Financing Letters, if any, that are within Parent’s or Merger Sub’s control (or, if deemed advisable by Parent or Merger Sub, seek the waiver of conditions applicable to Parent contained in such Financing Letters); (D) consummating the Financing at or prior to the Closing; and (E) enforcing its rights pursuant to the Financing Letters.

(c) Information from Parent. Parent will upon the reasonable written request of the Company, keep the Company reasonably informed on a current basis and in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange the Financing and, upon Company’s reasonable request or as necessary for the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 5.7, provide the Company with copies of drafts of the definitive primary Debt Financing documentation when available. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent must give the Company prompt written notice (A) of any breach or default by any party to the Financing Letters of which Parent or any of its respective Affiliates or Representatives becomes aware which in any case would reasonably be expected to delay, prevent or make less likely the consummation of the Financing or the Merger on the Closing Date; (B) the receipt by Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any written notice or communication from any Debt Financing Source with respect to any (1) actual breach (or threatened breach), default, termination or repudiation by any party to the Financing Letters of any provisions of the Financing Letters that would reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or make less likely the consummation of the Financing or the Merger on the Closing Date; or (2) of any dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to the Financing Letters with respect to the Financing Letters that would reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or make less likely the consummation of the Financing or the Merger on the Closing Date; and (C) the occurrence of an event or development that would reasonably be expected to adversely impact the ability of Parent to obtain all or any portion of the Financing necessary to fund the Required Amount at the Closing on the terms, in the manner or from the sources contemplated by the Financing Letters; provided, however that in no event will Parent be under any obligation to disclose any information pursuant to the preceding clauses (A), (B) or (C) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege. Parent will provide any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to any of the circumstances referred to in the previous sentence as soon as reasonably practical (but in any event within two Business Days of its receipt of such notice or communication from any Debt Financing Source) after the date that the Company delivers a written request therefor to Parent.

(d) If any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letters, Parent shall promptly notify the Company in writing and Parent and Merger Sub will use their reasonable best efforts to arrange and obtain, as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event, (i) alternative financing from alternative sources on terms and conditions which shall not in any respect impose new, additional or more expansive conditions to the funding of the Debt Financing on the Closing Date that would be materially more onerous than those contained in the Debt Commitment Letter, taken as a whole, or otherwise be reasonably expected to prevent or delay the funding of the Debt Financing beyond the Termination Date, and in an amount sufficient to fund the Required Amount or such unavailable portion thereof, as the case may be (the “Alternate Debt Financing”); and (ii) one or more new financing commitment letters with respect to such Alternate Debt Financing (the “New Debt Commitment Letters”), which New Debt Commitment Letters will replace the existing Debt Commitment Letters in whole or in part. Parent will promptly provide a copy of any New Debt Commitment Letters (and any fee letter referenced therein, which may be delivered with the fee amounts, “flex” terms and other economic or commercially sensitive terms therein redacted in a customary manner so long as no redaction covers terms that would adversely affect the amount (below the Required Amount), conditionality, availability or termination of the Alternate Debt Financing) to the Company. In the event that any New Debt Commitment Letters are obtained, (A) any reference

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in this Agreement to the “Financing Letters” or the “Debt Commitment Letters” will be deemed to include the Debt Commitment Letters to the extent not superseded by a New Debt Commitment Letter at the time in question and any New Debt Commitment Letters to the extent then in effect; and (B) any reference in this Agreement to the “Financing” or the “Debt Financing” will mean the debt financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters as modified pursuant to the foregoing.

5.7 Financing Cooperation.

(a) Cooperation by the Company with the Debt Financing. Prior to the Effective Time, to the extent requested by Parent or Merger Sub for the purpose of obtaining any Financing, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to use its reasonable best efforts, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause its members of senior management to use its reasonable best efforts, to:

(i) participate (and cause senior management to participate) in a reasonable and limited number of meetings, and due diligence sessions in respect of the Debt Financing (to the extent required by the Debt Financing Sources);

(ii) solely with respect to financial information and data derived from the Company’s historical books and records and maintained in the ordinary course of business, assist Parent with providing information reasonably required in connection with the preparation by Parent of pro forma financial information and pro forma financial statements to the extent required by the Debt Financing Sources, it being agreed that the Company will not be required to provide any information or assistance relating to (A) the proposed aggregate amount of debt and equity financing, together with assumed interest rates, dividends (if any) and fees and expenses relating to the incurrence of such debt or equity financing; (B) any post-Closing or pro forma cost savings, synergies, capitalization, ownership or other pro forma adjustments desired to be incorporated into any information used in connection with the Debt Financing; or (C) any financial information related to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any adjustments that are not directly related to the acquisition of the Company by Parent;

(iii) assist Parent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of any credit agreement, pledge and security documents, solvency certificates and other definitive financing documents (and any disclosure schedules thereto), and any other certificates or documents with respect to the Debt Financing, in each case, as may be reasonably requested by Parent or the Debt Financing Sources, and otherwise necessary to facilitate the pledging of collateral and the granting of security interests in respect of the Debt Financing on the Closing Date, and providing information reasonably necessary to complete customary perfection certificates and other customary loan documents required in connection with the Financing, it being understood that any such documents will not be recorded or take effect until the Effective Time;

(iv) furnish Parent upon reasonable written request with such financial and other pertinent information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries (including information regarding the business and operations thereof), to the extent prepared by the Company in the ordinary course of business, as may be reasonably requested by Parent to assist in the preparation of customary information documents used in financings associated with leveraged buyouts of comparable sized companies (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not include any Excluded Information); and

(v) at least 2 Business Days prior to Closing, furnish Parent with all documentation and other information about the Company and its Subsidiaries as is reasonably requested by Parent at least 10 Business Days prior to Closing, in accordance with the requirements of the Debt Financing Sources, required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the PATRIOT Act).

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Agreement or any other Contract, provide any additional security or guaranties or agree to pay any fees or reimburse any expenses prior to the Effective Time for which it has not received prior reimbursement by or on behalf of Parent; (ii) enter into any definitive agreement or distribute any cash; (iii) give any indemnities in connection with the Debt Financing that are effective prior to the Effective Time; (iv) prepare or provide any Excluded Information; or (v) take any action that, in the good faith determination of the Company, would (a) unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (b) create a risk of damage or destruction to any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) cause any representation or warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement to be breached or cause any closing condition set forth in Article VI to fail to be satisfied; (d) cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to violate or waive any attorney-client or other applicable privilege or breach any Contract, applicable Law or certificate of incorporation, bylaws or similar organizational document; or (e) disclose or provide any information in connection with the Financing, the disclosure of which, in the judgement of the Company, would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets, customer-specific data or competitively sensitive information not otherwise required to be provided under this Agreement or the violation of any confidentiality obligation; provided that the Company or such Subsidiary shall use reasonable best efforts to provide an alternative means of disclosing or providing such information, and in the case of any confidentiality obligation, Company shall, to the extent permitted by such confidentiality obligations, notify Parent if any such information that Parent, Merger Sub or any Debt Financing Source has specifically identified and requested is being withheld as a result of any such obligation of confidentiality. In addition, (A) no action, liability or obligation of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to any certificate, agreement, arrangement, document or instrument relating to the Debt Financing will be effective until the Effective Time, (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to take any action pursuant to any certificate, agreement, arrangement, document or instrument that is not contingent on the occurrence of the Closing or that must be effective prior to the Effective Time, and (C) any bank information memoranda required in relation to the Debt Financing will contain disclosure and financial statements reflecting the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries as the obligor. Nothing in this Section 5.7 will require (1) any Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to deliver any certificate or opinion or take any other action under this Section 5.7 that could reasonably be expected to result in personal liability to such Representative; (2) the Company Board or the board of directors, managers, managing member or any similar controlling body of any Subsidiary of the Company to approve any financing or Contracts related thereto; (3) the Company and its Subsidiaries to take any action that would conflict with or violate its organizational documents or any applicable Laws, or result in a violation of breach of, or default under, any agreement to which the Company or any of it is Subsidiaries is a party; and (4) the Company and its Subsidiaries to provide any information (a) the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted under applicable Law or any contract, agreement or other understanding binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (b) where access to such information would (i) give rise to a material risk of waiving any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other privilege applicable to such information; or (ii) violate or cause a default pursuant to, or give a third Person the right to terminate or accelerate its rights pursuant to, any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound.

(c) Use of Logos. The Company consents to the use of its and its Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing so long as such logos are used (i) solely in a manner that is not intended to or likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) solely in connection with a description of the Company, its business and products or the Merger and (iii) in a manner consistent with the other terms and conditions that the Company reasonably imposes in writing to Parent.

(d) Reimbursement. If the Closing does not occur, promptly upon request by the Company, Parent will reimburse the Company for any documented and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation of the Company and its Subsidiaries contemplated by this Section 5.7 (it being understood and agreed that the reimbursement set forth in this Section 5.7(d) shall not apply to any fees, costs, and expenses incurred by, or on behalf of, the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its Representatives in connection with its ordinary course

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financial reporting requirements or in the provision of data that, in each case, was already prepared or was being prepared by the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Representatives in the ordinary course of business notwithstanding this Section 5.7).

(e) Indemnification. The Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives will be indemnified and held harmless by Parent from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), interest, awards, judgments, penalties and amounts paid in settlement suffered or incurred by them in connection with their cooperation in arranging or obtaining the Debt Financing (including any cooperation pursuant to Section 5.7(a)) pursuant to this Agreement or the provision of information utilized in connection therewith, except with respect to any losses suffered or incurred as a result of (i) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company or any of its Representatives or (ii) material breach by the Company or its Subsidiaries of this Section 5.7. Parent’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.7(e) are referred to collectively as the “Reimbursement Obligations.”

(f) No Financing Condition. Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub each acknowledge and agree that obtaining the Debt Financing is not a condition to the Closing. If any Debt Financing has not been obtained, Parent and Merger Sub will each continue to be obligated, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, to consummate the Merger.

(g) Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, a breach of this Section 5.7 will only constitute a material breach of the Company for purposes of Section 6.2 if (x) the Company shall have breached any of its obligations under this Section 5.7, (y) Parent has provided the Company with notice in writing of such breach (with reasonable specificity as to the basis for any such breach) and the Company has failed to cure such breach within five Business Days thereof and (z) such breach shall have been the proximate cause of the Debt Financing not being consummated.

5.8 Anti-Takeover Laws. Each of Parent and the Company and the Company Board (and any committee empowered to take such action, if applicable) will (a) take all actions within their power to ensure that no Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement or the Voting and Support Agreements; and (b) if any Takeover Statute becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Merger or the Transactions, take all action within their power to ensure that the Merger 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 Merger.

5.9 Access. At all times during the Interim Period, the Company will afford Parent and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, to the properties, books and records and personnel of the Company Group, except that the Company may restrict or otherwise prohibit access to any documents or information to the extent that (a) any applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures) requires the Company to restrict or otherwise prohibit access to such documents or information; (b) access to such documents or information would give rise to a material risk of waiving any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other privilege applicable to such documents or information; (c) access to a Contract to which any Company Group Member is a party or otherwise bound would violate or cause a material default pursuant to, or give a third Person the right terminate or accelerate the rights pursuant to, such Contract; (d) access would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third Persons; or (e) access would, in light of COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures, jeopardize the health and safety of any officer or employee of the Company Group; provided that, any of clauses (a) through (e), the Company shall give notice to Parent of the fact that it is withholding such information or documents and thereafter the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent to allow the disclosure of such information (or as much of it as possible) in an appropriate substitute disclosure arrangement or otherwise in a manner that would not violate any of clauses (a) through (e). Nothing in this Section 5.9 will be construed to require the Company Group or any of its Representatives to prepare any reports, analyses, appraisals, or opinions that places an undue burden on the personnel of the Company Group. Any

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investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 5.9 will be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company Group. Any access to the properties of the Company Group will be subject to the Company’s reasonable security measures and insurance requirements and will not include the right to perform invasive testing. The terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement will apply to any information obtained by Parent or any of its Representatives in connection with any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 5.9.

5.10 Section 16(b) Exemption. During the Interim Period, the Company will take all actions reasonably necessary to cause the Merger, and any dispositions of equity securities of the Company (including derivative securities) in connection with the Merger by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to be exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

5.11 Directors’ and Officers’ Exculpation, Indemnification and Insurance.

(a) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, as now or hereafter in effect: indemnify and hold harmless each person who is at the date hereof, was previously, or during the period from the date hereof through the Effective Time will be, serving as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each Person who served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise at the request of or for the benefit of any Company Group Member (collectively, in their capacity as such, the “Covered Persons”) in connection with any D&O Claim and any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any thereof) and out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and all other out-of-pocket costs relating to or resulting from such D&O Claim. In addition, from and after the Effective Time, each of the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall advance costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) as incurred by any Covered Person in connection with any D&O Claim promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days) after receipt by Parent of a written request for such advance to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law; provided, that the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined (after exhausting all available appeals) that such Person is not entitled to indemnification. Any Covered Person wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 5.11, upon learning of any claim, action or proceeding in respect of which such indemnification will be sought, shall notify Parent thereof in writing; provided, that the failure to so notify the Surviving Corporation shall not affect the indemnification obligations of the Surviving Corporation or Parent under this Section 5.11(a), except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Surviving Corporation or Parent. In the event of any such D&O Claim, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cooperate with the Covered Person in the defense of any such D&O Claim. All rights to the indemnification and advancement conferred hereunder shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to be a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof and shall inure to the benefit of such Person’s heirs, successors, executors and personal and legal representatives.

(b) For not less than six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation, limitations on liability of Covered Persons, indemnification of and advancement of expenses to Covered Persons than are set forth as of the date hereof in the Charter and the Bylaws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any D&O Claim (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time) is made against such persons with respect to matters subject to indemnification hereunder on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the provisions of this Section 5.11(b) shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such D&O Claim. Following the Effective Time, the indemnification Contracts, if any, in existence on the Agreement Date with any of the Covered Persons shall be assumed by the Surviving Corporation, without any further action, and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

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(c) At the Company’s option and expense (after prior consultation with Parent), prior to the Effective Time, the Company may purchase (and pay in full the aggregate premium for) a six (6)-year prepaid “tail” insurance policy (which policy by its express terms shall survive the Merger) of at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the covered individuals as the Company Group’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy or policies with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Time for D&O Claims arising from facts, acts, events or omissions that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time; provided that the premium for such tail policy shall not exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the aggregate annual amounts currently paid by the Company Group for such insurance (such amount being the “Maximum Premium”). If the Company fails to obtain such tail policy prior to the Effective Time, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall obtain such a tail policy; provided, however, that the premium for such tail policy shall not exceed the Maximum Premium; provided, further, that if such tail policy cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying aggregate annual premiums in excess of the Maximum Premium, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Company shall only be required to obtain as much coverage as can be obtained by paying an annual premium equal to the Maximum Premium. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause any such policy (whether obtained by Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation) to be maintained in full force and effect, for its full term, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to honor all its obligations thereunder.

(d) In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) sells all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then proper provision shall be made so that such continuing or surviving corporation or entity or transferee of such assets, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.11.

(e) The obligations under this Section 5.11 shall not be terminated or modified in any manner that is adverse to any Covered Persons (and their respective successors and assigns), it being expressly agreed that each Covered Person (including their respective successors and assigns) shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 5.11(e). In the event of any breach by the Surviving Corporation or Parent of this Section 5.11(e), the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by Covered Persons in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 5.11(e) as such fees are incurred, upon the written request of such Covered Person.

5.12 Employee Matters.

(a) From and after the Effective Time, the Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Company to, honor all Employee Plans in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately before the Effective Time. For a period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the one-year anniversary of the Effective Time (or, if sooner, on the date of termination of employment of the relevant Continuing Employee), Parent shall provide, or cause to be provided, to each Continuing Employee, (i) base salary and base wages, short-term cash incentive compensation opportunities, and commission opportunities, each on a basis no less favorable than that in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) employee benefits (excluding, unless otherwise required by applicable Law, equity or equity-based compensation, long-term incentives, defined benefit pension, nonqualified deferred compensation and retiree or post-termination welfare benefits or compensation, severance payments and severance benefits, collectively, the “Excluded Benefits”) that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee benefits (excluding the Excluded Benefits) provided to such Continuing Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the Employee Benefit Plans.

(b) Parent agrees that all Continuing Employees shall be eligible to continue to participate in the Surviving Corporation’s health and welfare benefit plans (to the same extent such Continuing Employees were eligible to participate under the analogous health and welfare benefits plans of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time); provided, however, that (i) nothing in this Section 5.12 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall limit the right of Parent, its Affiliates or the Surviving Corporation to amend, modify or terminate, in accordance

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with its terms, any benefit or compensation plan, policy, program, agreement, Contract or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them, and (ii) if Parent or the Surviving Corporation terminates any such health or welfare benefit plan in the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs, then the Continuing Employees shall be eligible to participate in the Surviving Corporation’s (or a Subsidiary’s) health and welfare benefit plans to the extent that coverage under such plans is replacing analogous coverage under an Employee Benefit Plan in which such Continuing Employee participated immediately before the Effective Time. To the extent that service is relevant under any benefit plan of Parent or Subsidiary of Parent and/or the Surviving Corporation (excluding any plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement that provides any Excluded Benefit), then Parent shall ensure that such benefit plan shall, for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting, credit Continuing Employees for their years of service recognized by the Company Group prior to the Effective Time with the Company Group or their respective predecessors; provided that, no credit for any service will be required that would result in duplication of benefits and such credit shall only be given to the same extent that such service was recognized prior to the Effective Time under the corresponding benefit plan of a Company Group Member. Nothing in this Section 5.12 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed to create a right in any Person to employment, engagement or service or any right to continued employment, engagement or service with Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other Affiliate of the Surviving Corporation and the employment of each Continuing Employee shall be “at will” employment.

(c) With respect to any group medical plan maintained by Parent or its Subsidiaries in which the Continuing Employees participate following the Effective Time and in the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause there to be waived any eligibility requirements or pre-existing condition limitations or waiting period requirements under any such group health plans to the same extent waived or satisfied under any corresponding Employee Benefit Plan of a Company Group Member in which such Continuing Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) give effect, in determining any deductible, co-insurance and maximum out-of-pocket limitations under such group health plans in the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs, to amounts paid by such Continuing Employees during the portion of the year prior to the Effective Time under the Employee Benefit Plans maintained by a Company Group Member.

(d) The provisions of this Section 5.12 are solely for the benefit of the Parties, and no provision of this Section 5.12 is intended to, or shall, constitute the establishment or adoption of or an amendment to any Employee Benefit Plan for purposes of ERISA or otherwise, and no current or former employee or any other individual associated therewith or any other Person (other than the Parties) shall be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement or have the right to enforce the provisions hereof.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms and conditions of employment for any employees covered by a Labor Agreement shall be governed by the applicable Labor Agreement until the expiration, modification or termination of such Labor Agreement in accordance with its terms or applicable Law.

5.13 Obligations of Merger Sub. Parent will take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation to perform their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement and to consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub will be jointly and severally liable for the failure by either of them to perform and discharge any of their respective covenants, agreements and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

5.14 Public Statements and Disclosure. The initial press release concerning this Agreement and the Merger of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, will be a joint press release reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company. At all times during the Interim Period, the Company (other than with respect to the portion of any communication relating to a Company Board Recommendation Change), on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, will use their respective reasonable best efforts to consult with the other Parties before (a) participating in any media interviews; (b) engaging in any meetings or

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calls with analysts, institutional investors or other similar Persons; or (c) providing any statements that are public or are reasonably likely to become public, in any such case to the extent relating to the Merger or the Transactions, except that (x) Parent and the Company will not be obligated to engage in such consultation with respect to communications that are (i) required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule or listing agreement; (ii) principally directed to employees, suppliers, customers, partners or vendors so long as such communications are consistent with the previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made jointly by the Parties (or individually if approved by the other Party); or (iii) solely to the extent related to a Superior Proposal or Company Board Recommendation Change and (y) Parent will not be obligated to engage in such consultation with respect to communications that are disclosures or communications by Parent, Merger Sub, and their Affiliates to existing or prospective general or limited partners, direct or indirect equity holders, members, managers, investors of such Person or any Affiliates of such Person, in each case who are subject to customary confidentiality restrictions.

5.15 Transaction Litigation. At all times during the Interim Period, the Company will provide Parent with prompt notice of all Transaction Litigation (including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto) and keep Parent reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. The Company will (a) give Parent the opportunity to participate (at Parent’s expense) in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction Litigation; and (b) consult with Parent with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation. The Company may not compromise, settle or come to an arrangement regarding, or agree to compromise, settle or come to an arrangement regarding, any Transaction Litigation unless Parent has consented thereto in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). For purposes of this Section 5.15, “participate” means that Parent will be kept apprised of proposed strategy and other significant decisions with respect to the Transaction Litigation by the Company (to the extent that the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel is not undermined), and Parent may offer comments or suggestions with respect to such Transaction Litigation but will not be afforded any decision-making power or other authority over such Transaction Litigation except for the settlement or compromise consent set forth above. For the avoidance of doubt, any Legal Proceeding related to Dissenting Company Shares will be governed by Section 1.7(c).

5.16 Stock Exchange Delisting; Deregistration. At all times during the Interim Period, the Company will cooperate with Parent and use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part pursuant to applicable Law and the rules and regulations of the NYSE to cause (a) the delisting of the Company Common Stock from the NYSE as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time; and (b) the deregistration of the Company Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after such delisting.

5.17 Additional Agreements. If at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of either of the Company or Merger Sub, then the proper officers and directors of each Party will use their reasonable best efforts to take such action.

5.18 Parent Vote. Immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, will execute and deliver to Merger Sub and the Company a written consent approving the Merger in accordance with the DGCL.

5.19 No Control of the Other Party’s Business. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are not intended to give Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the business or operations of the other at any time prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Company will exercise, consistent with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over their own business and operations.

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5.20 No Employment Discussions. Except as approved by the Company Board, at all times after the Agreement Date until the Requisite Stockholder Approval has been obtained, Parent and Merger Sub will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates to authorize, make or enter into, or commit or agree to enter into, any formal or informal arrangements, agreements or other understandings with any executive officer of the Company (i) regarding any continuing employment or consulting relationship with the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time; (ii) pursuant to which any such individual would be entitled to receive consideration of a different amount or nature than the Per Share Price in respect of such holder’s shares of Company Common Stock; or (iii) pursuant to which such individual would agree to provide, directly or indirectly, equity investment to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company to finance any portion of the Merger.

5.21 Notice of Certain Events. Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other, as promptly as reasonably practicable, of: (a) any material Legal Proceedings initiated or threatened following the Agreement Date; (b) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions; and (c) any written notice from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 5.21 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving that notice.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable law) prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

(a) Requisite Stockholder Approval. The Company shall have received the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting.

(b) HSR Act and Other Antitrust Laws; Investment Screening Laws. The applicable waiting period under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and other approvals, clearances or expirations of waiting periods under other Antitrust Laws as set forth in Section 3.3(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter and under Required Investment Screening Laws shall have been obtained or deemed obtained as a result of the expiry of applicable waiting periods.

(c) No Prohibitive Laws or Injunctions. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger will be in effect, nor will any action have been taken by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, and no law, act, statute, rule, regulation or order will have been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger, that in each case prohibits, makes illegal, or enjoins the consummation of the Merger.

6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable law) prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived exclusively by Parent:

(a) Representations and Warranties.

(i) Other than the representations and warranties listed in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) in this Section 6.2(a), the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article II will be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect or

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similar qualifications set forth therein) as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct as of such earlier date), except for such failures to be true and correct that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1, Section 2.2, clause (i) of Section 2.3(a), the first and second sentences of Section 2.4 (solely with respect to the Charter and Bylaws) and Section 2.23 that (A) are not qualified by Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications will be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); and (B) that are qualified by Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications will be true and correct in all respects (without disregarding such Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications) as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date);

(iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.10(b) will be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date; and

(iv) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.5 will be true and correct at and as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing (in each case (A) without giving effect to any Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications; and (B) except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to result in additional cost, expense or liability to the Company, Parent and their Affiliates, individually or in the aggregate, that is more than $10,000,000.

(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it at or prior to the applicable date.

(c) Officer’s Certificate. Parent and Merger Sub will have received a certificate of the Company, validly executed for and on behalf of the Company and in its name by a duly authorized officer thereof, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and Section 6.2(b) have been satisfied.

(d) Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.

6.3 Conditions to the Company’s Obligations to Effect the Merger. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable law) prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived exclusively by the Company:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct on and as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing, except for (i) any failure to be so true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prohibit, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to fully perform their respective covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement; and (ii) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which representations will have been true and correct

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as of such particular date, except for any failure to be so true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prohibit, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to fully perform their respective covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by Parent and Merger Sub at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company will have received a certificate of Parent and Merger Sub, validly executed for and on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub and in their respective names by a duly authorized officer thereof, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) and Section 6.3(b) have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be validly terminated, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective Time only as follows (it being understood and agreed that this Agreement may not be terminated for any other reason or on any other basis):

(a) at any time prior to the Effective Time (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval) by mutual written agreement of Parent and the Company;

(b) by either Parent or the Company, at any time prior to the Effective Time (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval) if (i) any permanent injunction or other judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger is in effect, or any action has been taken by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, that, in each case, prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Merger and has become final and non-appealable or (ii) any statute, rule or regulation has been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger that prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Merger; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) will not be available to any Party that has failed to use its reasonable best efforts to resist, appeal, obtain consent pursuant to, resolve or lift, as applicable, such injunction, action, statute, rule, regulation or order in accordance with Sections 5.1 and 5.2; provided, further, neither Parent nor the Company may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) unless it is in material compliance with its obligations under Sections 5.1 and 5.2;

(c) by either Parent or the Company, at any time on or after 11:59 p.m., Pacific time, on January 30, 2024 (as such date may be extended pursuant to this Section 7.1(c), the “Termination Date”), whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, unless the Effective Time has occurred prior to such time; provided, however, that (x) if as of the Termination Date all of the conditions to Closing other than the conditions set forth in Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(c) (with respect to Section 6.1(c), to the extent relating to or arising under Antitrust Laws or Required Investment Screening Laws) and those conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied at the Closing (and which are capable of being satisfied if the Closing were to take place on such date) shall have been satisfied or waived, the Termination Date shall automatically be extended to 11:59 pm, Pacific time, on April 30, 2024, and (y) if as of the Termination Date as extended by the foregoing clause (x) all of the conditions to Closing other than the conditions set forth in Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(c) (with respect to Section 6.1(c), to the extent relating to or arising under Antitrust Laws or Required Investment Screening Laws) and those conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied at the Closing (and which are capable of being satisfied if the Closing were to take place on such date) shall have been satisfied or waived, the Termination Date shall automatically be extended to 11:59 pm, Pacific time, on July 30, 2024; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(c) will not be available to (i) Parent if the Company has perfected its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i) and (ii) any Party whose

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action or failure to act (which action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such Party of this Agreement and it being understood that a breach of this Agreement by Merger Sub shall be deemed to be a breach by Parent for all purposes of this Agreement) has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, either (A) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the terminating Party to consummate the Merger set forth in Article VI prior to the Termination Date; or (B) the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred prior to the Termination Date;

(d) by either Parent or the Company, at any time prior to the Effective Time, if the Company fails to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) at which a vote is taken on the Merger;

(e) by Parent (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval) if the Company has breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 to be satisfied, except that if such breach is capable of being cured, Parent will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(e) prior to the delivery by Parent to the Company of written notice of such breach, delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to such termination (or such shorter period of time as remains prior to the Termination Date, the shorter of such periods, the “Company Breach Notice Period”), stating Parent’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(e) and the basis for such termination, it being understood that Parent will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement if (i) such breach has been cured within the Company Breach Notice Period or (ii) the Company has the valid right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g);

(f) by Parent, if at any time the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change;

(g) by the Company (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval), if Parent or Merger Sub has breached or failed to perform any of its respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3, except that if such breach is capable of being cured, the Company will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) prior to the delivery by the Company to Parent of written notice of such breach, delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to such termination (or such shorter period of time as remains prior to the Termination Date, the shorter of such periods, the “Parent Breach Notice Period”), stating the Company’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) and the basis for such termination, it being understood that the Company will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) if (i) such breach has been cured within the Parent Breach Notice Period or (ii) Parent has the valid right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e);

(h) by the Company, at any time prior to receiving the Requisite Stockholder Approval, if (i) the Company has received a Superior Proposal; (ii) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has authorized the Company to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement to consummate the Acquisition Transaction contemplated by that Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 4.3; (iii) the Company has complied in all material respects with its obligations under Section 4.3 with respect to such Superior Proposal; and (iv) substantially concurrently with (but no later than the date of) such termination the Company pays the Company Termination Fee due to Parent in accordance with Section 7.3(b); or

(i) by the Company, at any time prior to the Effective Time, if (A) all of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 have been, and continue to be, satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing) or, to the extent permitted by Law, waived; (B) Parent and Merger Sub shall have failed to consummate the Merger by the time the Closing was required to occur under Section 1.3; (C) the Company has irrevocably notified Parent in writing that, if Parent performs its obligations hereunder and the Equity Financing

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contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter and the Debt Financing (if any) is funded, the Company stands ready, willing and able to consummate, and will consummate, the Merger; (D) the Company shall have given Parent written notice at least five (5) Business Days prior to such termination stating the Company’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(i); and (E) the Merger shall not have been consummated by the end of such five (5) Business Day period.

7.2 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination.

(a) Manner of Termination. The Party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 (other than pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) must deliver written notice thereof to the other Parties setting forth in reasonable detail the provision of Section 7.1 pursuant to which this Agreement is being terminated.

(b) Effect of Termination. Any proper and valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 will be effective immediately upon the mutual written agreement of Parent and the Company (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) or the delivery of written notice by the terminating Party to the other Parties. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement will be of no further force or effect without liability of any Party (or any partner, member, manager, stockholder, director, officer, employee, Affiliate, agent or other representative of such Party (including, with respect to Parent and Merger Sub, any Non-Recourse Parent Party)) to the other Parties, as applicable, except that Sections 5.7(d) and (e), Section 5.14, this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article VIII (other than Section 8.11(b)) will each survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 7.3(f), nothing in this Agreement will relieve any Party from any liability for any intentional fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement prior to its termination. In addition to the foregoing, no termination of this Agreement will affect the rights or obligations of any Party pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement or the Limited Guarantee, which rights, obligations and agreements will survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms.

7.3 Fees and Expenses.

(a) General. Except as set forth in this Section 7.3, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions will be paid by the Party incurring such fees and expenses whether or not the Merger is consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent or the Surviving Corporation will be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Payment Agent. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1.10(d), Parent will pay or cause to be paid all (i) transfer, stamp and documentary Taxes or fees and (ii) sales, use, real property transfer and other similar Taxes or fees arising out of or in connection with entering into this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger.

(b) Company Payments.

(i) If (A) this Agreement is validly terminated (x) pursuant to Section 7.1(c) at a time when the Requisite Stockholder Approval has not been obtained (but in the case of a termination by the Company, only if at such time Parent would not be prohibited from terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)) or Section 7.1(d) or (y) by Parent pursuant to Section 7.1(e) (each, an “Applicable Termination”); (B) following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to an Applicable Termination, an Acquisition Proposal has been communicated to the Company Board (and not subsequently withdrawn or abandoned prior to the applicable Termination Date) or publicly announced or disclosed (and not publicly withdrawn or otherwise publicly abandoned at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting (or an adjournment or postponement thereof) at which a vote is taken on the Merger); and (C) within twelve (12) months following such Applicable Termination, an Acquisition Transaction is consummated or the Company enters into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of an Acquisition Transaction, then the Company will substantially concurrently with the earlier of the execution of such definitive agreement and the

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consummation of such Acquisition Transaction, pay to each of TPG IX Management, LLC and Francisco Partners Management L.P. (the “Parent Affiliated Management Companies”), an aggregate amount equal to $196,000,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”), in accordance with such Parent Affiliated Management Company’s Pro Rata Share, in each case pursuant to the payment instructions which have been provided to the Company by Parent as of the Agreement Date, or as further updated by written notice by Parent from time to time. For purposes of this Section 7.3(b)(i), all references to “20%” and “80%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%.”

(ii) If this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(f), then the Company must promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) following such termination pay to Parent Affiliated Management Companies the Company Termination Fee, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share.

(iii) If this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(h), then the Company must prior to or substantially concurrently with (but no later than the date of) such termination pay to the Parent Affiliated Management Companies the Company Termination Fee, in accordance with such Parent Affiliated Management Company’s respective Pro Rata Share; provided, that if the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) and enters into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date with respect to a Superior Proposal, then the “Company Termination Fee” shall mean an amount equal to $98,000,000.

(iv) Each of the Parent Affiliated Management Companies shall be express third party beneficiaries of, and shall have the right to enforce, this Section 7.3(b).

(c) Parent Payment. If this Agreement is validly terminated (x) pursuant to Section 7.1(g) or Section 7.1(i) or (y) by Parent pursuant to Section 7.1(c), only if at such time the Company could have validly terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g) or Section 7.1(i), then Parent must promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) following such termination pay to the Company an amount equal to $524,000,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”), in accordance with the payment instructions which have been provided to Parent by the Company as of the Agreement Date, or as further updated by written notice by the Company from time to time.

(d) Single Payment Only. The Parties acknowledge and agree that in no event will the Company or Parent, as applicable, be required to pay the Company Termination Fee or Parent Termination Fee, as applicable, on more than one occasion, whether or not the Company Termination Fee or Parent Termination Fee, as applicable, may be payable pursuant to more than one provision of this Agreement at the same or at different times and upon the occurrence of different events.

(e) Integral; Payments. The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 7.3 are an integral part of the Merger, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, subject to the terms and conditions of the Limited Guarantee, if either Party fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 7.3 and, in order to obtain such payment, the payee Party commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the payor Party for the amount set forth in Section 7.3 or any portion thereof, the payor Party will pay to the payee Party its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) in connection with such Legal Proceeding; provided, however, that in no event shall either party be obligated to pay more than $5,000,000 under this Section 7.3(e).

(f) Sole and Exclusive Remedy.

(i) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company’s receipt of the Parent Termination Fee (if payable), the Reimbursement Obligations and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e), in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the Limited Guarantee, will be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Company and the Company Related Parties against the Parent

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Related Parties for money damages in respect of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the Merger or any claims or actions under applicable Law arising out of any breach, termination or failure. Other than the Parent Termination Fee, the Reimbursement Obligations and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e), none of the Parent Related Parties will have any further liability or obligation to any of the Company or the Company Related Parties relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby for any matters forming the basis of such termination. The Company’s receipt of the Parent Termination Fee, Reimbursement Obligations and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e) will be the only monetary damages the Company Group and each of their respective Affiliates may recover from the Parent Related Parties in respect of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the Merger or any claims or actions under applicable Law arising out of any such breach, termination or failure, and upon payment of such amount, none of the Parent Related Parties will have any further liability or obligation to the Company Group relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or any matters forming the basis of such termination (except that the Parties (or their Affiliates) will remain obligated with respect to, and the Company may be entitled to remedies with respect to, the Confidentiality Agreement and Section 7.3(e), as applicable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.3(f)(i) will not limit the rights of the Company under Section 8.11(a) or relieve Parent, Merger Sub or any Sponsor Party from liability for any breaches of the Confidentiality Agreement. In no event will any of the Company Related Parties seek or obtain, nor will they permit any of their Representatives or any other Person acting on their behalf to seek or obtain, nor will any Person be entitled to seek or obtain, any monetary recovery or award in excess of the Parent Termination Fee plus the Reimbursement Obligations and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e) against any of the Parent Related Parties, and in no event will the Company Group be entitled to seek or obtain any monetary damages of any kind, including consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages, other than the Parent Termination Fee, the Reimbursement Obligations and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e) (subject to the terms and conditions of the Limited Guarantee) when payable hereunder against the Parent Related Parties for, or with respect to, this Agreement, the Merger, the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the Merger or any claims or actions under applicable Law arising out of any such breach, termination or failure; provided that the foregoing shall not preclude any liability of the Debt Financing Sources to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub under the definitive agreements relating to the Debt Financing, nor limit the Company, Parent or Merger Sub from seeking to recover any such damages or obtain equitable relief from or with respect to any Debt Financing Source pursuant to the definitive agreements relating to the Debt Financing.

(ii) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s receipt of the Company Termination Fee (if payable) and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e) will be the sole and exclusive remedies of Parent, Merger Sub, the Sponsor Parties and the Parent Related Parties against the Company Related Parties for money damages in respect of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the Merger or any claims or actions under applicable Law arising out of any breach, termination or failure. Other than the Company Termination Fee and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e), none of the Company Related Parties will have any further liability or obligation to any of Parent, Merger Sub, any Sponsor Party, or the Parent Related Parties relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby for any matters forming the basis of such termination. Parent’s receipt of the Company Termination Fee and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.3(e) will be the only monetary damages Parent and Merger Sub and each of their respective Affiliates may recover from Company Related Parties in respect of this Agreement, any agreement executed in

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connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the Merger or any claims or actions under applicable Law arising out of any such breach, termination or failure, and upon payment of such amount, (1) none of the Company Related Parties will have any further liability or obligation to Parent or Merger Sub relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or any matters forming the basis of such termination (except that the Parties (or their Affiliates) will remain obligated with respect to, and Parent may be entitled to remedies with respect to, the Confidentiality Agreement and Section 7.3(e), as applicable); and (2) none of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person will be entitled to bring or maintain any claim, action or proceeding against the Company or any Company Related Party arising out of this Agreement, any agreement executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or any matters forming the basis for such termination (except that the Parties (or their Affiliates) will remain obligated with respect to, and the Company may be entitled to remedies with respect to, the Confidentiality Agreement and Section 7.3(e), as applicable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.3(f)(ii) will not limit the rights of Parent and Merger Sub under Section 8.11(a)or relieve the Company Group from liability (1) for any intentional fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement or (2) for any breaches of the Confidentiality Agreement.

(iii) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that each of the Company Termination Fee and the Parent Termination Fee does not constitute a penalty, but rather shall constitute liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate a party for the disposition of its rights under this Agreement in the circumstances in which such amounts are due and payable, which amounts would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision.

(g) Acknowledgement Regarding Specific Performance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.3(f), it is agreed that Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will be entitled to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief as provided in Section 8.11(a), except that, although the Company, in its sole discretion, may determine its choice of remedies hereunder, including by pursuing specific performance in accordance with, but subject to the limitations of, Section 8.11(a) (and, if the Company elects, doing so concurrently with seeking monetary damages and/or payment of the Parent Termination Fee), under no circumstances will the Company be permitted or entitled to receive both specific performance of the type contemplated by Section 8.11(a), on the one hand, and payment of the Parent Termination Fee as and when due, pursuant to this Section 7.3, on the other hand.

7.4 Amendment. Subject to applicable Law and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended by the Parties at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (pursuant to authorized action by the Company Board (or a committee thereof)), except that in the event that the Company has received the Requisite Stockholder Approval, no amendment may be made to this Agreement that requires the approval of the Company Stockholders pursuant to the DGCL without such approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions set forth in Sections 7.3(f), 7.4, 8.6, 8.9, 8.11(b), 8.12, 8.13(b), 8.14 and 8.21 in each case, may not be amended, modified or altered in any manner adverse to the Debt Financing Sources in any respect without the prior written consent of such Debt Financing Sources (and any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination without such prior written consent shall be null and void).

7.5 Extension; Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, any Party may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, as applicable; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) subject to the requirements of applicable law, waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such Party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such Party. Any delay in exercising any right pursuant to this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right.

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ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement will terminate at the Effective Time, except that any covenants that by their terms survive the Effective Time will survive the Effective Time in accordance with their respective terms.

8.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (i) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; or (ii) immediately upon delivery by hand or by email transmission, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

Francisco Partners VII, L.P.

c/o Francisco Partners Management LLC

▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Building C—Suite 410

San Francisco, California 94129

Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

E-mail: [***]

TPG Partners IX, L.P.

c/o TPG Global, LLC

▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇—Suite 3300

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

Email: [***]

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP

▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

New York, NY 10017

Attention: ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇; ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP

▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, 48th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇

Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇

New Relic, Inc.

▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇

San Francisco, California 94105

Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇

Email: [***]

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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP

▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention: ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇; ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

Email: ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇; ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇

Any notice received at the addressee’s location, or by email at the addressee’s email address, on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m., addressee’s local time, or on any day that is not a Business Day will be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m., addressee’s local time, on the next Business Day. From time to time, any Party may provide notice to the other Parties of a change in its address or email address through a notice given in accordance with this Section 8.2, except that that notice of any change to the address, email address or any of the other details specified in or pursuant to this Section 8.2 will not be deemed to have been received until, and will be deemed to have been received upon, the later of the date (A) specified in such notice; or (B) that is three (3) Business Days after such notice would otherwise be deemed to have been received pursuant to this Section 8.2.

8.3 Certain Definitions. For all purposes of and pursuant to this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following respective meanings:

(a) “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means an agreement with the Company that is either (i) in effect as of the date hereof; or (ii) executed, delivered and effective after the date hereof, in either case containing provisions that require any counterparty thereto (and any of its Affiliates and representatives named therein) that receive non-public information of or with respect to the Company to keep such information confidential (subject to customary exceptions); provided, however, that, other than with respect to any immaterial provisions, the provisions contained therein are not less favorable to the Company in any material respect than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement (it being understood that such agreement need not contain any “standstill” or similar provisions or that otherwise prohibit the making of any Acquisition Proposal); provided, further, that such agreement shall not contain provisions that prohibit the Company from complying with Section 4.3. For the avoidance of doubt, a joinder to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement pursuant to which a third party agrees to be bound by the confidentiality and use provisions of an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement shall be an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement.

(b) “Acquisition Proposal” means any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal by Parent or Merger Sub) to the Company or the Company Board (or any committee thereof) to engage in an Acquisition Transaction.

(c) “Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the Merger) involving:

(i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by any Third Person or “group” (as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons, whether from the Company or any other Person(s), of securities representing more than 20% of the total outstanding voting power of the Company after giving effect to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition, including pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer by any Person or “group” of Persons that, if consummated in accordance with its terms, would result in such Person or “group” of Persons beneficially owning more than 20% of the total outstanding voting power of the Company after giving effect to the consummation of such tender or exchange offer;

(ii) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition (including by any exclusive license) by any Third Person or “group” (as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons of assets constituting or accounting for more than 20% of the consolidated revenue, net income or assets

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of the Company Group, taken as a whole (measured by the fair market value thereof as of the date of such purchase or acquisition); or

(iii) any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or other transaction involving the Company pursuant to which (x) any Third Person or “group” (as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons would hold securities representing more than 20% of the total outstanding voting power of the Company outstanding after giving effect to the consummation of such transaction, (y) any Third Person or “group” (as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons would acquire assets constituting or accounting for more than 20% of the consolidated revenue, net income or assets of the Company Group, taken as a whole (measured by the fair market value thereof as of the date of such purchase or acquisition) or (z) stockholders of the Company immediately preceding such transaction hold less than 80% of the equity interests of the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction.

(d) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

(e) “Anti-Corruption Laws” means the FCPA, the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010, Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or any similar anti-corruption or anti-bribery Laws applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(f) “Antitrust Law” means the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Act, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Act, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and all other federal, state and foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines, and other laws, that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or significant impediments or lessening of competition or the creation or strengthening of a dominant position through merger or acquisition.

(g) “Audited Company Balance Sheet” means the consolidated balance sheet (and the notes thereto) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2023 set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

(h) “Business Day” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Company is closed for business or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.

(i) “CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed into law by the President of the United States on March 27, 2020, “Division N—Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief” of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) and any administrative or other guidance published with respect thereto by any Governmental Authority (including IRS Notices 2020-22 and 2020-65).

(j) “Change in Control Agreement” means a Change in Control and Severance Agreement by and between an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Company.

(k) “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations thereto and any similar applicable Law.

(l) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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(m) “Company Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(n) “Company Capital Stock” means the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

(o) “Company Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company.

(p) “Company Equity Award” means any Company Option, any Company Restricted Stock Unit Award, any Company Performance Stock Unit Award, or any Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award.

(q) “Company Equity Plans” means the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, each, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

(r) “Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(s) “Company Group Member” means the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(t) “Company Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property Rights that are owned or purported to be owned by any Company Group Member.

(u) “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (x) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to perform its material obligations under, or to consummate the Transactions contemplated by, this Agreement or (y) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company Group, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, solely with respect to clause (y), none of the following Effects with respect to the following matters (by itself or when aggregated) will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur (subject to the limitations set forth below):

(i) general economic or business conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally;

(ii) conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (1) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (2) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (3) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world;

(iii) general conditions in the industries in which the Company Group generally conducts business;

(iv) regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world;

(v) geopolitical conditions, cyberterrorism, outbreak of hostilities, armed conflicts, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions (including, in each case, any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing) in the United States or any other country or region in the world;

(vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wildfires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, any evolutions or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (“COVID-19”)), epidemics or other outbreaks of diseases, quarantine restrictions, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world (or escalation or worsening of any such events or occurrences, including, as applicable, subsequent wave(s));

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(vii) inflation or any changes in the rate of increase or decrease of inflation;

(viii) the announcement or performance of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company Group with employees, suppliers, customers, partners, vendors or any other third Person; provided, however, that this clause (viii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly addresses consequences resulting from the execution of this Agreement or the consummation or pendency of the Transactions;

(ix) the compliance by any Party with the terms of this Agreement, including the taking of any action expressly required to be taken or refraining from taking any action expressly prohibited by the terms of this Agreement;

(x) arising from any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent has expressly approved, consented to or requested in writing (including by email) following the date hereof and any failure to take any action restricted or prohibited by Section 4.2 that the Company specifically sought Parent’s consent in respect of in accordance with this Agreement and to the extent such consent is unreasonably withheld by Parent;

(xi) changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or Law after the date hereof (or the official interpretation of any of the foregoing);

(xii) any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester, safety or similar Law, directive, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Authority, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to COVID-19 (“COVID-19 Measures”);

(xiii) change in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, in and of itself (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or any change, in and of itself, in the credit ratings or ratings outlook of any Company Group Member (provided that the underlying cause of such change in credit rating or rating outlook may be considered in determining if there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(xiv) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company Group to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B) any budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that, in each case, any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred if not otherwise excluded hereunder);

(xv) the availability or cost of equity, debt, or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub;

(xvi) any termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on relationships with any employees, customers, suppliers or partners, in each case, to the extent resulting from the identity of the Sponsor Parties, Parent or Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates or the respective equity or debt financing sources of, or investors in, any of the foregoing or the public announcement of the respective plans or intentions of the foregoing with respect to the Company or its business;

(xvii) any breach by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement; and

(xviii) any Transaction Litigation;

except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (xi) and (xii), to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company Group relative to other companies operating in

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the industry or industries in which the Company Group conducts business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur.

(v) “Company Option” means an option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted under any of the Company Equity Plans.

(w) “Company Performance Stock Unit Award” means an award of performance-based restricted stock units granted under any of the Company Equity Plans that is not a Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award.

(x) “Company Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

(y) “Company Product” means all products, technologies and services that are owned, made, provided, distributed, imported, sold or licensed by or on behalf of the Company Group.

(z) “Company Registered Intellectual Property” means all of the Registered Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by any Company Group Member.

(aa) “Company Related Parties” means, collectively, (i) the Company and its Affiliates; and (ii) the former, current and future holders of any equity, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders and assignees of each of the Company and its Affiliates.

(bb) “Company Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an award of restricted stock units granted under any of the Company Equity Plans that does not constitute a Company Performance Stock Unit Award or a Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award.

(cc) “Company Special Performance Stock Unit Award” means an award of performance-based restricted stock units that vest based on the achievement of stock price hurdles and were granted under a Company Equity Plan on February 3, 2023.

(dd) “Company Stockholder Meeting” means a meeting of the Company Stockholders (as promptly as reasonably practicable following the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders) for the purpose of obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval.

(ee) “Company Stockholders” means the holders of shares of Company Capital Stock.

(ff) “Company Subsidiaries” means the Company’s Subsidiaries.

(gg) “Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth on Section 8.3(gg) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

(hh) “Continuing Employees” means each individual who is an employee of a Company Group Member immediately prior to the Effective Time and continues to be an employee of Parent or one of its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation) immediately following the Effective Time.

(ii) “Contract” means any contract, subcontract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, sublicense or other binding agreement, in each case, other than an Employee Benefit Plan.

(jj) “D&O Claim” means any threatened, asserted, pending or completed claim, action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, whether instituted by any party hereto, any Governmental Authority or any

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other Person, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other, including any arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism, arising out of or pertaining to matters that relate to a Covered Person’s duties or service (a) as a director or officer or employee of a Company Group Member at or prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to any acts, facts, events or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the Merger, including the consideration and approval thereof and the process undertaken in connection therewith and any D&O Claim relating thereto) or (b) as a director, trustee or officer of any other entity or any benefit plan maintained by any Company Group Member (for which a Covered Person is or was serving at the request or for the benefit of a Company Group Member) at or prior to the Effective Time.

(kk) “Debt Financing Sources” means the collective reference to each lender and each other Person (including, without limitation, each agent and each arranger) that have committed to provide or otherwise entered into agreements in connection with the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter, and any credit agreements or loan agreements relating thereto (and any joinders or amendments thereof), together with each former, current and future Affiliate thereof.

(ll) “DOJ” means the United States Department of Justice or any successor thereto.

(mm) “DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor thereto.

(nn) “Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and any other written or oral plan, policy, agreement, arrangement or Contract involving compensation or benefits, including insurance coverage, severance benefits, disability benefits, deferred compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation or other forms of fringe benefits, perquisites, incentive compensation or post-retirement or post-employment compensation or benefits and all employment, management, consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, change in control, severance or similar agreements, written or otherwise, which (i) is sponsored, maintained or contributed to (or required to be contributed to) by the Company Group Members or has been maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of any Company Group Member, or (ii) with respect to which the Company Group Members could reasonably be expected to have any Liability (including on account of any ERISA Affiliate).

(oo) “Employee Plans” means all Employee Benefit Plans, other than Non-U.S. Employee Plans, maintained, or contributed to by any Company Group Member or to which any Company Group Member is obligated to contribute, or under which any of them has or may reasonably be likely to have any liability for premiums or benefits or other obligations.

(pp) “Environmental Laws” means all Laws, directives, guidance, rules, regulations, orders, treaties, statutes, and codes promulgated or issued by any Governmental Authority relating to pollution, protection of the environment, or public or worker health or safety (to the extent relating to Hazardous Materials), or which prohibit, regulate or control any Hazardous Material or any Hazardous Material Activity.

(qq) “Environmental Permit” means any Permit required by or issued pursuant to any Environmental Laws.

(rr) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(ss) “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person that is (or at any relevant time, has or would be) considered a single employer with the Company Group Members under Section 414 of the Code.

(tt) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(uu) “Excluded Information” means any (i) financial statements of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than the historical financial statements set forth in Section 5.7(a)(iv)(A) and Section 5.7(a)(iv)(B); (ii) description of all

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or any component of the Debt Financing; (iii) pro forma financial statements or adjustments or projections (including information regarding any post-Closing pro forma cost savings, synergies, capitalization, ownership or other post-Closing pro forma adjustments), it being understood that Parent, and not the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives, will be responsible for the preparation of the pro forma financial statements and any other pro forma information, including any pro forma adjustments; (iv) other information required by Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X, any Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K, any information required by Items 10 through 14 of Form 10-K or any other information customarily excluded from an offering memorandum for private placements of non-convertible high-yield bonds pursuant to Rule 144A; and (v) other information that is not available to the Company without undue effort or expense.

(vv) “Families First Act” means the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as signed into law by the President of the United States on March 18, 2020.

(ww) “FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

(xx) “FTC” means the United States Federal Trade Commission or any successor thereto.

(yy) “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, in the United States.

(zz) “Governmental Authority” means any government, government-sponsored entity, governmental or regulatory entity or body, department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal, arbitrator (public or private) or judicial body, in each case whether federal, state, county or provincial, national or supra-national, and whether local or foreign.

(aaa) “Hazardous Material” is any material, chemical, emission, substance or waste for which liability or standards of conduct may be imposed under Environmental Laws, or that has been designated by any Governmental Authority to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous, corrosive, reactive, explosive, flammable, a medical or biological waste, a pollutant or otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment, including petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

(bbb) “Hazardous Materials Activity” is the transportation, transfer, recycling, management, storage, use, treatment, manufacture, removal, remediation, release, disposal, exposure of others to, sale, or distribution of any Hazardous Material or any product or waste containing a Hazardous Material, or product manufactured with Ozone depleting substances, including any required labeling, payment of waste fees or charges (including so-called e-waste fees) and compliance with any product take-back, collection, recycling, or product content requirements.

(ccc) “HSR Act” means the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(ddd) “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person and without duplication, any of the following monetary liabilities or obligations: (i) indebtedness for borrowed money (other than letters of credit, surety bonds or bank guarantees); (ii) indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or debt securities; (iii) liabilities for reimbursement of any obligor on letters of credit, banker’s acceptances or similar instruments, in each case solely to the extent funds have been drawn and are payable thereunder; (iv) liabilities pursuant to leases required to be capitalized under GAAP (other than any liabilities pursuant to leases which would not have been required to be capitalized under GAAP prior to the implementation of ASC 842); (v) liabilities arising out of interest rate and currency swap arrangements and any other arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuations in interest or currency rates; (vi) any deferred acquisition purchase price

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or “earn-out” agreements related to past acquisitions (other than contingent indemnification obligations that have not matured and as to which no claims have been made, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened); (vii) all guarantees of the obligations of other Persons described in clauses (i) through (vi) above; and (viii) all obligations of other Persons described in clauses (i) through (vii) above secured by any Lien on property of such Person; provided that Indebtedness shall not include (A) accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business and (B) liabilities or obligations solely between the Company and any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or solely between any wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, Taxes shall not constitute “Indebtedness.”

(eee) “Inquiry” means an inquiry, request for discussions or negotiations or request to review non-public information that would reasonably be expected to indicate an interest in making or effecting an Acquisition Proposal or an Acquisition Transaction.

(fff) “Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all intellectual property rights or similar proprietary rights throughout the world, including all (i) patents and patent applications and all reissues, divisions, re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof (“Patents”), (ii) copyrights and works or authorship, copyright registrations and copyright applications, “moral” rights and mask work rights, and all derivative works, renewals, extensions, reversions or restorations associated with any copyrights, regardless of the medium of fixation or means of expression (“Copyrights”), (iii) rights in trade and industrial secrets and in confidential information and know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), technologies, processes, techniques, methods, algorithms, designs, specifications, (iv) trademarks, trade names, logos, slogans, trade dress, corporate names, and service marks, and other indicia of source, and any applications or registration of the same, and all related goodwill therefor throughout the world (“Marks”), (v) domain names, uniform resource locators, other names and locators associated with the Internet, and all registrations therefor, (vi) all rights in software, databases and data collections, (vii) analogous rights to those set forth above, including all other intellectual property rights or proprietary rights of any kind, type or nature, and (viii) all past, present and future claims and causes of action arising out of or related to infringement or misappropriation of any of the foregoing.

(ggg) “Intervening Event” means any Effect, or any consequence of such Effect, that (i) was not known or reasonably foreseeable to the Company Board as of or prior to the Agreement Date, and (ii) does not relate to (A) an Acquisition Proposal or (B) the mere fact, in and of itself, that the Company meets or exceeds any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenue, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period ending on or after the Agreement Date, or changes after the date hereof in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the credit rating of the Company (it being understood that the underlying cause of any of the foregoing in this clause (B) may be considered and taken into account in determining whether an Intervening Event has occurred).

(hhh) “Investment Screening Laws” means any federal, state, provincial, foreign, multinational or supranational investment regulation statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines and other Laws that are designed or intended to screen, prohibit, restrict or regulate investments on public order or national security grounds.

(iii) “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto.

(jjj) “Knowledge” of the Company, with respect to any matter in question, means the actual knowledge of any of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.

(kkk) “Law” means any law, act, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order, decree, writ, constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, ruling, award of any Governmental Authority.

(lll) “Legal Proceeding” means any claim, action, charge, lawsuit, litigation, audit, subpoena, investigation, governmental inquiry (solely with respect to investigation or governmental inquiry, to the

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Knowledge of the Company, as used in relation to the Company Group), arbitration or other formal legal action or proceeding brought by or pending before any Governmental Authority, arbitrator, mediator or other tribunal.

(mmm) “Liabilities” means any liability, obligation or commitment of any kind, whether absolute, accrued, fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable or otherwise and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(nnn) “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge or other security interest.

(ooo) “Non-U.S. Employee Plans” means any Employee Benefit Plans that is maintained for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of any Company Group Member, as applicable, who is located primarily in a country other than the United States and/or their dependents or that is subject to the laws of any jurisdictions other than the United States, excluding any benefit plan mandated or pursuant to which any Company Group Member is required to contribute under applicable Law.

(ppp) “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

(qqq) “Open Source Software” means any software (in source or object code form) that is subject to a license or other agreement commonly referred to as an open source, free software, copyleft or community source code license, including any code or library licensed under the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, BSD License, Apache Software License, or any license defined as an “open source license” by the Open Source Initiative as set forth on ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/.

(rrr) “Order” means any judgment, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ, award, assessment or order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, of any Governmental Authority that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable Law.

(sss) “Parent Related Parties” means, collectively, (i) Parent, Merger Sub, the Sponsor Parties and the Debt Financing Sources; and (ii) the former, current and future holders of any equity, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders and assignees of each of Parent, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub, the Sponsor Parties and the Debt Financing Sources.

(ttt) “Payroll Tax Executive Order” means any U.S. presidential memorandum, executive order or similar pronouncement permitting or requiring the deferral of any payroll Taxes (including those imposed by Section 3101(a) and 3201 of the Code).

(uuu) “Pension Plan” means an “employee pension benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.

(vvv) “Permitted Liens” means any of the following: (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies either (A) not yet past due or (B) that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (ii) mechanics, carriers’, workmen’s, warehouseman’s, repairmen’s, materialmen’s or other Liens or security interests that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (iii) leases, subleases and licenses; (iv) Liens imposed by applicable Law (other than Tax law); (v) pledges or deposits to secure obligations pursuant to workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations; (vi) pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; (vii) defects, imperfections or irregularities in title, easements, covenants and rights of way (unrecorded and of record) and other similar Liens (or other encumbrances of any type), and zoning, building and other similar codes or restrictions, in each case that do not materially and adversely affect the current use of the applicable property

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owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company Group; (viii) Liens the existence of which are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Reports filed as of the date hereof; (ix) non-exclusive licenses to Intellectual Property Rights entered into in the ordinary course of business; (x) statutory, common Law or contractual Liens (or other encumbrances of any type) of landlords or Liens against the interests of the landlord or owner of any Company Real Property Leases unless caused by the Company Group; (xi) Liens (or other encumbrances of any type) that have been incurred or suffered in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the property subject thereto; (xii) Liens to be released at or prior to Closing; and (xiii) Liens securing liabilities or obligations solely between the Company and any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or solely between any wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company.

(www) “Person” means any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), limited liability company, joint stock company, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, Governmental Authority or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

(xxx) “Personal Information” means information, in any form, that identifies, relates to, describes or is reasonably capable of being associated with a particular individual person or household, or information that is considered “personal information,” “personally identifiable information” or “PII,” or “personal data”, in each case as defined under applicable Laws.

(yyy) “Privacy Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to the Processing of Personal Information, data security, data breach notification, and the cross-border transfer of Personal Information, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, the EU 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation and the equivalent thereof under the laws of the United Kingdom.

(zzz) “Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Parent Affiliated Management Company, 50% respectively.

(aaaa) “Processing” means to perform any operation or set of operations upon data, whether manually or by automatic means, including but not limited to, collecting, recording, sorting, organizing, structuring, storing, processing, adapting, retrieving, consulting, using, disclosing, altering, disseminating or otherwise making available such data.

(bbbb) “Registered Intellectual Property” means all United States, international and foreign registered or applied for Intellectual Property Rights, including (i) Patents and Patent applications (including provisional applications); (ii) registered Marks and applications to register Marks (including intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to Marks); (iii) registered Copyrights and applications for Copyright registration and (iv) internet domain names and social media identifiers.

(cccc) “Representatives” means, with respect to a Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors, agents, financing sources and other representatives.

(dddd) “Rollover Stockholders” means, collectively, The Cirne Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust, UAD March 20, 2012, The Cirne Family Revocable Trust, UAD March 20, 2012, and the Beloved in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foundation, a section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation, in their respective capacities as stockholders of the Company.

(eeee) “▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act” means the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002.

(ffff) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

(gggg) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(hhhh) “Shares” means the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock.

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(iiii) “Subsidiary” of any Person means (i) a corporation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person; (ii) a partnership of which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, is the general partner and has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such partnership; (iii) a limited liability company of which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, is the managing member and has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such company; or (iv) any other Person (other than a corporation, partnership or limited liability company) in which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and the power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof.

(jjjj) “Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that (i) was not the result or effect of a violation of Section 5.4(b) and (ii) is on terms that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel), taking into account all legal, regulatory and financing aspects of the proposal (including the conditionality, timing and likelihood of consummation of such proposal), the identity of the Person making the proposal and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board deems relevant, if consummated, would be more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company Stockholders (in their capacity as such) than the Transactions (taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination in accordance with Section 5.4(b)). For purposes of the reference to an “Acquisition Proposal” in this definition, all references to (x) “20%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%” and (y) “80%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%”.

(kkkk) “Tax” means any United States federal, state, local and non-United States taxes, assessments and similar governmental charges and impositions in the nature of taxes (including gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use, goods, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security (or similar), pension, employment, severance, workers compensation excise, estimated, stamp, custom, duty, license, alternative or add-on, minimum, real property and personal property taxes, however denominated, and whether or not disputed), together with all interest, penalties, fines, and additions imposed with respect to such amounts by a Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not.

(llll) “Tax Returns” means any return, statement, report, tax filing or form (including estimated Tax returns and reports, withholding Tax returns and reports, any schedule or attachment, and information returns and reports) filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, and any amendments thereto.

(mmmm) “Technology” means tangible embodiments of any or all of the following (i) works of authorship including computer programs, source code, executable code, user interfaces, architecture, network configurations, algorithms, routines, methods, processes, formulae, routines, protocols, schematics, specifications, documentation, designs, files, records, and data related to the foregoing, (ii) inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, improvements, and technology, (iii) proprietary and confidential information, trade secrets and know-how, (iv) databases, data compilations and collections, and technical data, (v) tools, methods and processes, and (vi) any and all instantiations of the foregoing in any form and embodied in any media.

(nnnn) “Third Person” means any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than (i) the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates or (ii) Parent, Merger Sub, Sponsor Parties or any their respective Affiliates or any “group” including Parent, Merger Sub, Sponsor Parties or any their respective Affiliates.

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(oooo) “Transaction Litigation” means any Legal Proceeding commenced or threatened in writing against a Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or otherwise relating to, involving or affecting such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case in connection with, arising from or otherwise relating to or regarding the Transactions, including any Legal Proceeding alleging or asserting any misrepresentation or omission in the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any other communications to the Company Stockholders, other than any Legal Proceedings solely among the Parties or their respective Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with the parties to the Equity Commitment Letter), related to this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the Merger; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Legal Proceeding involving or arising under any Antitrust Law shall not be considered Transaction Litigation.

(pppp) “Transactions” means the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(qqqq) “WARN” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar Laws.

(rrrr) “Willful Breach” means a material breach that is a consequence of an intentional act or intentional failure to act undertaken by the breaching party with actual knowledge that such party’s act or failure to act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause, result in or constitute a material breach.

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8.5 Certain Interpretations.

(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference is to an Article or a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Schedule or Exhibit, such reference is to a Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as applicable, unless otherwise indicated.

(b) When used herein, (i) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and (ii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c) Unless the context otherwise requires, “neither,” “nor,” “any,” “either” and “or” are not exclusive.

(d) The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and does not simply mean “if.”

(e) When used in this Agreement, references to “$” or “Dollars” are references to U.S. dollars.

(f) The meaning assigned to each capitalized term defined and used in this Agreement is equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, each of its other grammatical forms has a corresponding meaning.

(g) When reference is made to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document, such reference includes such party’s successors and permitted assigns. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.

(h) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Agreement to the Subsidiaries of a Person will be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such entity.

(i) A reference to any specific legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any amendment to, and any modification, reenactment or successor thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto, except that, for purposes of any representations and warranties in this Agreement that are made as a specific date, references to any specific legislation will be deemed to refer to such legislation or provision (and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto) as of such date. References to any agreement or Contract are to that agreement or Contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

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(j) All accounting terms used herein will be interpreted, and all accounting determinations hereunder will be made, in accordance with GAAP.

(k) The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and will not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

(l) The measure of a period of one month or year for purposes of this Agreement will be the date of the following month or year corresponding to the starting date. If no corresponding date exists, then the end date of such period being measured will be the next actual date of the following month or year (for example, one month following May 18 is June 18 and one month following May 31 is July 1).

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

(n) No summary of this Agreement or any Exhibit or Schedule delivered herewith prepared by or on behalf of any Party will affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such Exhibit or Schedule.

(o) The information contained in this Agreement and in the Company Disclosure Letter is disclosed solely for purposes of this Agreement, and no information contained herein or therein will be deemed to be an admission by any Party to any third Person of any matter whatsoever, including (i) any violation of Law or breach of contract; or (ii) that such information is material or that such information is required to be referred to or disclosed under this Agreement.

(p) The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with Section 7.5 without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the Parties of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the Parties. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely on the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date hereof or as of any other date.

(q) Documents or other information or materials will be deemed to have been “made available” by the Company if such documents, information or materials have been posted to a virtual data room managed by the Company at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ prior to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the day prior to the Agreement Date.

8.6 Assignment. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Parties, except that Parent and Merger Sub will have the right to assign all or any portion of their respective rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement from and after the Effective Time (a) to any of their respective Affiliates; or (b) to any source of Equity Financing or Debt Financing Source pursuant to the terms of the Equity Financing or Debt Financing, respectively, for purposes of creating a security interest herein or otherwise assigning as collateral in respect of the Equity Financing or Debt Financing, it being understood that, in each case, such assignment will not (i) affect the obligations of the parties to any debt commitment letter (or definitive documentation entered into in connection with the Debt Financing) or the Sponsor Parties pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letter; or (ii) impede or delay the consummation of the Merger. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No assignment by any Party will relieve such Party of any of its obligations hereunder.

8.7 Confidentiality. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Confidentiality Agreement will continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Each of Parent,

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Merger Sub and their respective Representatives will hold and treat all documents and information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries furnished or made available to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Representatives in connection with the Merger in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. By executing this Agreement, each of Parent and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub agree to be bound by, and to cause their Representatives to be bound by, the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement as if they were parties thereto.

8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the Parties as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Confidentiality Agreement, the Company Disclosure Letter, the Rollover Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Limited Guarantee and the Equity Commitment Letter, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties and all common law duties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement will (a) not be superseded; (b) survive any termination of this Agreement; and (c) continue in full force and effect until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the date on which the Confidentiality Agreement expires in accordance with its terms or is validly terminated by the parties thereto.

8.9 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Section 5.11 and this Section 8.9, the Parties agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the other Parties in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to, and will not, confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies hereunder, except (a) as set forth in or contemplated by Section 5.11; (b) from and after the Effective Time, the rights of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock and the Company Equity Awards to receive the consideration set forth in Article I; and (c) the rights of the Parent Affiliated Management Companies under Section 7.3. The provisions of Section 7.3(f), Section 7.4, Section 8.6, this Section 8.9, Section 8.11(b), Section 8.12, Section 8.13(b), Section 8.14 and Section 8.21 will inure to the benefit of the Debt Financing Sources, and each of their successors and assigns, each of whom are intended to be third party beneficiaries thereof (it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections will be enforceable by the Debt Financing Sources and their respective successors and assigns). Section 7.3(f) will inure to the benefit of the Company Related Parties.

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

8.11 Remedies.

(a) Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided herein, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

(b) Specific Performance.

(i) The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy would occur in the event that the Parties do not timely perform the provisions of this Agreement (including any Party failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder in order to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, subject to the last two (2) sentences of

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this Section 8.11(b)(i), (A) the Parties will be entitled, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches (or threatened breaches) of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof; (B) the provisions of Section 7.3 are not intended to and do not adequately compensate for the harm that would result from a breach of this Agreement, and will not be construed to diminish or otherwise impair in any respect any Party’s right to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief; and (C) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Merger and without that right, neither the Company nor Parent would have entered into this Agreement. It is explicitly agreed that, subject to the limitations in the next two (2) sentences of this Section 8.11(b)(i), the Company shall have the right to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable remedies in connection with enforcing Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Merger and cause the Financing to be funded (including to cause Parent to enforce the obligations of the Sponsor Parties under the Equity Commitment Letter in order to cause the Equity Financing to be timely completed in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter) subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to the rights of the parties to the definitive agreements for any Financing under the terms thereof, none of the Company and its Affiliates and their direct and indirect equityholders shall be entitled to seek the remedy of specific performance of this Agreement against any Debt Financing Source. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is explicitly agreed that the right of the Company to seek an injunction, specific performance or other equitable remedies in connection with enforcing Parent’s obligation to cause the Equity Financing to be funded to fund a portion of the Required Amounts (but not the right of the Company to seek such injunctions, specific performance or other equitable remedies for any other reason) shall be subject to the requirements that (i) all of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions) and the Closing is required to occur pursuant to Section 2.3, (ii) the Debt Financing has been funded in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof or will be funded in full at the Closing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Debt Commitment Letter if the Equity Financing is funded and (iii) the Company has irrevocably confirmed in writing that if the Equity Financing and Debt Financing are funded, then the Company shall take such actions that are required of it by this Agreement to consummate the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(ii) Subject to Section 8.11(b)(i), the Parties agree not to raise any objections to (A) the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand; and (B) the specific performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants, obligations and agreements of Parent and Merger Sub pursuant to this Agreement. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches (or threatened breaches) of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement will not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with such injunction or enforcement, and each Party irrevocably waives any right that it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or other security.

8.12 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or the Transactions, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party hereto agrees that any claim, controversy or dispute (whether in contract, tort or otherwise)

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against the Debt Financing Sources or any Debt Financing Source in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim, controversy or dispute (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter, shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions thereof that would cause the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.

8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction.

(a) General Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties (i) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to the Transactions, the Limited Guarantee and the Equity Commitment Letter, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 8.2 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 8.13 will affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law; (ii) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware) (the “Chosen Courts”) in the event that any dispute or controversy arises out of this Agreement, the Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; (iii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (iv) agrees that any Legal Proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement, the Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (v) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (vi) agrees that it will not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to this Agreement, the Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of Parent, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law.

(b) Jurisdiction for Debt Financing Sources. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties acknowledge and irrevocably agree (i) that any Legal Proceeding, whether in law or in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, involving the Debt Financing Sources arising out of, or relating to, the Merger, the Debt Financing, any debt commitment letter related to the Debt Financing (or definitive agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing), or the performance of services thereunder or related thereto will be brought in and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, county of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and any appellate court thereof, and each Party submits for itself and its property with respect to any such Legal Proceeding to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court; (ii) not to bring or permit any of their Affiliates to bring or support anyone else in bringing any such Legal Proceeding in any other court; (iii) that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to them at their respective addresses provided in any applicable debt commitment letter related to the Debt Financing (or definitive agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing) will be effective service of process against them for any such Legal Proceeding brought in any such court; (iv) to waive and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which any of them may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of, and the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of, any such Legal Proceeding in any such court; and (v) any such Legal Proceeding will be governed by, construed in accordance with and enforced under the laws of the State of New York. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (A) the interpretation of the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect and whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, (B) the determination of the accuracy of any representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof Parent, Merger Sub or their respective

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Affiliates has the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement, or to decline to consummate the Merger and (C) the determination of whether the Merger has been consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will, in each case, be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

8.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY OR LITIGATION THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE NEGOTIATION, VALIDITY OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS, IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE LIMITED GUARANTEE, THE EQUITY COMMITMENT LETTER, ANY DEBT COMMITMENT LETTER RELATED TO THE DEBT FINANCING (OR DEFINITIVE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEBT FINANCING), THE DEBT FINANCING OR THE EQUITY FINANCING. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (iii) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.14.

8.15 Company Disclosure Letter References. The Parties agree that the disclosure set forth in any particular section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter will be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (a) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are set forth in the corresponding Section or subsection of this Agreement; and (b) any other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are set forth in this Agreement, but in the case of this clause (b) only if the relevance of that disclosure as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure.

8.16 Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail or through an electronic signature service (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No Party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

8.17 No Limitation. It is the intention of the Parties that, to the extent possible, unless provisions are mutually exclusive and effect cannot be given to both or all such provisions, the representations, warranties, covenants and closing conditions in this Agreement will be construed to be cumulative and that each representation, warranty, covenant and closing condition in this Agreement will be given full, separate and independent effect and nothing set forth in any provision herein will in any way be deemed to limit the scope, applicability or effect of any other provision hereof.

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Merger Sub under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, including any such obligations, covenants, terms, conditions and undertakings that are required to be performed, discharged or complied with following the Effective Time by the Surviving Corporation.

8.19 Disclaimer. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties and are for the sole contractual benefit of such parties. Such representations and warranties may be made as of specific dates, only for purposes of the Agreement and for the benefit of the Parties. Such representations and warranties are subject to important exceptions and limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures, made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties rather than establishing these matters as facts, and were made subject to a contractual standard of materiality that may differ from the standard generally applicable under federal securities laws or under other contracts. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with Section 7.5 without notice or liability to any other Person. Any information concerning the subject matter of such representations and warranties may have changed, and may continue to change, since the Agreement Date, and such subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public reports. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the Parties of contractual risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of such parties. Any filing of this Agreement with the SEC or otherwise is only to provide investors with information regarding its terms and conditions and not to provide any other factual information regarding the Company or its business. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement or any description thereof as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the Agreement Date or as of any other date. The information in this Agreement should be considered together with the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC.

8.20 Non-Recourse Parent Parties. In no event will the Company, whether prior to or after termination of this Agreement, seek or obtain, nor will it permit any of its Representatives to seek or obtain, nor will any Person be entitled to seek or obtain, any monetary recovery or monetary award against any Non-Recourse Parent Party (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter, which excludes, for the avoidance of doubt, each Sponsor Party, Parent and Merger Sub) with respect to this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the Limited Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including any breach by any Sponsor Party, Parent or Merger Sub), the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or any claims or actions under applicable laws arising out of any such breach, termination or failure, other than from Parent or Merger Sub to the extent expressly provided for in this Agreement or any Sponsor Party to the extent expressly provided for in the Limited Guarantee and the Equity Commitment Letter.

8.21 Non-Recourse to Debt Financing Sources. In no event will the Company, whether prior to or after termination of this Agreement, seek or obtain, nor will it permit any of its Representatives to seek or obtain, nor will any Person on behalf of the Company be entitled (and the Company hereby expressly waives the right, if any) to seek or obtain, specific performance or any monetary recovery or monetary award against any Debt Financing Source with respect to this Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the termination of this Agreement, the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or any claims or actions under applicable laws arising out of any such breach, termination or failure.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

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