0001272830-22-000105.txt : 20220721 0001272830-22-000105.hdr.sgml : 20220721 20220721091334 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001272830-22-000105 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220721 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20220721 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220721 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001272830 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 113547680 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32887 FILM NUMBER: 221095677 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CRAWFORDS CORNER ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 2416, 4TH FLOOR, BUILDING 2 CITY: HOLMDEL STATE: NJ ZIP: 07733 BUSINESS PHONE: 732-528-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CRAWFORDS CORNER ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 2416, 4TH FLOOR, BUILDING 2 CITY: HOLMDEL STATE: NJ ZIP: 07733 8-K 1 closingannouncement8-k1.htm 8-K Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________________ 
FORM 8-K  
 ____________________________ 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2022  
____________________________ 
 VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  
 ____________________________ 
 
Delaware001-3288711-3547680
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Suite 2416Holmdel,NJ,07733
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 528-2600
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Introduction

On July 21, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), Vonage Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), an entity organized and existing under the laws of Sweden (“Parent”), and Ericsson Muon Holding Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 22, 2021, by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub (the “Merger Agreement”). The Company merged with and into Merger Sub with the Company surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Surviving Corporation”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement. The description of the Merger Agreement and related transactions (including, without limitation, the Merger) in this Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is subject and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 22, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On the Closing Date, the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into the first supplemental indenture, dated as of July 21, 2022 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), to the indenture, dated as of June 14, 2019, by and between the Company and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture” and, together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Convertible Notes Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Convertible Notes”).

As a result of the Merger, and pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, from and after the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes into Shares (as defined below) has been changed to a right to convert such principal amount of Convertible Notes solely into a number of units of Reference Property (as defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture) in an aggregate amount equal to the conversion rate in effect on the applicable conversion date (subject to any adjustments applicable pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indenture) multiplied by the price paid per Share in the Merger, or $21.00. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer or solicitation with respect to any securities.

The foregoing descriptions of the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture and the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture and Supplemental Indenture. A copy of the Base Indenture was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 14, 2019 and a copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto. The Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02    Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Termination of the Credit Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company terminated and repaid in full all outstanding obligations due under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2018, by and among the Company, Vonage America LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly, Vonage America Inc.), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

Termination of Capped Call Transactions

On June 11, 2019, in connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into capped call transactions (the “Base Capped Call Transactions”) with each of Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (each a “Capped Call Counterparty” and, collectively, the “Capped Call Counterparties”). On June 14, 2019, the Company entered into additional capped call transactions with the Capped Call Counterparties (the “Additional Capped Call Transactions” and, together with the Base Capped Call Transactions, the “Capped Call Transactions”).

In connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a termination agreement with each Capped Call Counterparty pursuant to which the Capped Call Transactions with such Capped Call Counterparty terminated upon the closing of the Merger in exchange for an agreed-upon cash payment from such Capped Call Counterparty payable on the Closing Date.


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Item 2.01     Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in the Introduction of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

On the Closing Date, at the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (collectively, the “Shares” and each a “Share”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) Shares owned by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries, (ii) Shares owned by the Company as treasury stock, (iii) Shares held by stockholders who did not vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement (as may be amended) and who have properly exercised appraisal rights in respect of such Shares in accordance with Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and (iv) shares of restricted stock issued to certain officers in connection with the settlement of certain restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units (such restricted shares, the “Restricted Shares”)), was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $21.00 per Share in cash, without interest (the “Merger Consideration”).

In addition, at the Effective Time, unless otherwise mutually agreed by Parent and the Company, or by Parent and the applicable holder, after consultation with the Company, each option to purchase Shares (a “Company Option”) that was granted under the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and the Nexmo Inc. 2011 Stock Plan (collectively, the “Company Stock Plans”) and was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, (i) if the per Share exercise price of such Company Option was equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, such Company Option was terminated and cancelled, without any consideration being paid in respect thereof, and has no further force or effect and (ii) if the per Share exercise price of such Company Option was less than the Merger Consideration, such Company Option was terminated and cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to (A) the number of Shares underlying the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) an amount equal to the Merger Consideration minus the applicable exercise price.

Each restricted stock unit that was subject to only time-based vesting conditions (a “Restricted Stock Unit”) that was granted under the Company Stock Plans and was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, was, unless otherwise mutually agreed by Parent and the Company, or by Parent and the applicable holder, after consultation with the Company, terminated and cancelled in exchange for: (i) with respect to Restricted Stock Units that vested in accordance with their terms on or prior to the Effective Time but had not yet been paid, the right to receive a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to (A) the number of Shares underlying such Restricted Stock Unit, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration; and (ii) with respect to all other Restricted Stock Units, a new cash-based award representing the right to receive an unvested amount in cash equal to (A) the number of Shares underlying such Restricted Stock Unit, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, vesting, subject to the continued employment of the former holder of such Restricted Stock Unit with Parent and its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation), on the same vesting schedule (including with respect to any terms providing for acceleration of vesting) and otherwise on substantially the same terms as the corresponding Restricted Stock Unit, except as otherwise provided for in the Merger Agreement.

Each performance restricted stock unit that was subject to performance-based vesting conditions (a “Performance Restricted Stock Unit”) that was granted under the Company Stock Plans and was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, was, unless otherwise mutually agreed by Parent and the Company, or by Parent and the applicable holder, after consultation with the Company, terminated and cancelled in exchange for: (i) with respect to Performance Restricted Stock Units with a performance period that ended on or prior to the Effective Time, the right to receive a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to (A) the number of Shares subject to such Performance Restricted Stock Unit that vested based on the actual level of achievement under the awards, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration; and (ii) with respect to all other Performance Restricted Stock Units, a new cash-based award representing the right to receive an unvested amount in cash equal to (A) the number of Shares subject to such Performance Restricted Stock Unit that would vest based on the actual level of achievement as of the Effective Time compared against pro-rated performance measures as of the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, vesting, subject to the continued employment of the former holder of such Performance Restricted Stock Unit with Parent and its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation), on the same time-based vesting schedule (including with respect to any terms providing for acceleration of vesting) and otherwise on substantially the same terms as the corresponding Performance Restricted Stock Unit, except as otherwise provided for in the Merger Agreement.

Each Restricted Share that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was terminated and cancelled in exchange for a cash-based award representing the right to receive an unvested amount in cash equal to (A) the number of Restricted Shares multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, vesting, subject to the continued employment of the former holder of such Restricted Shares with Parent and its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation), on the same vesting schedule (including
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with respect to any terms providing for acceleration of vesting) and otherwise on substantially the same terms as the corresponding Restricted Shares, except as otherwise provided for in the Merger Agreement.

In addition, as a result of the Merger and pursuant to the terms of an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of June 7, 2012, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Preservation Plan”), as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Rights (as defined in the Preservation Plan) have expired. A copy of Amendment No. 1 was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on November 22, 2021 and a copy of the Preservation Plan was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 8 2012. Amendment No. 1 and the Preservation Plan are incorporated herein by reference.

The description of the Merger set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed by the Company as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2021.

Item 3.01    Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

The information set forth in the Introduction and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company notified The NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) on the Closing Date that the Certificate of Merger had been filed with the State of Delaware and that the Merger has been consummated. The Company requested that NASDAQ delist its Shares on the Closing Date, and as a result, trading of the Shares on NASDAQ was suspended prior to the opening of NASDAQ on the Closing Date. The Company also requested that NASDAQ file a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 with the SEC to effect the delisting of its Shares from NASDAQ and the deregistration of the Shares under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends to file with the SEC a Form 15 requesting the termination of registration of the Shares under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Item 3.03     Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in the Introduction and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

As a result of the Merger, at the Effective Time, holders of Shares immediately before the Effective Time ceased to have any rights as stockholders in the Company (other than their rights, if such right exists, to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement).

Item 5.01     Changes in Control of Company.

The information set forth in the Introduction and under Items 2.01, 3.01, 5.02 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated herein by reference.

As a result of the Merger, a change in control of the Company occurred, and the Company became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The transaction resulted in the payment of approximately $6.2 billion in aggregate Merger Consideration, which was funded by Parent’s cash on hand.

Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information set forth in the Introduction and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Effective Time, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Jeffrey Citron, Carolyn Katz, John Roberts, Hamid Akhavan, Michael McConnell, Priscilla Hung, Jan Hauser, Tien Tzuo, and Steve Ward, each a director of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, ceased to be a director of the Surviving Company. At the Effective Time, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Börje Ekholm, Carl Mellander, Erik Ekudden, Rory Read and Scott Dresser became directors of the Surviving Corporation.
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Effective upon completion of the Merger, all of the incumbent officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Merger remained in place as officers of the Surviving Corporation.

Item 5.03     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

The information set forth in the Introduction and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, on the Closing Date, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Merger relating to the Merger. At the Effective Time, the Company’s certificate of incorporation was amended and restated in its entirety (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”). A copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub’s bylaws as in effect immediately prior to the Merger became the bylaws of the Company (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is filed as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01     Other Events.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing that the closing of the Merger and the delisting of the Shares from NASDAQ constituted a Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change (each as defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture). A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
Date:July 21, 2022By:/s/ Randy K. Rutherford
Randy K. Rutherford
Chief Legal Officer
 
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EX-3.1 2 exhibit31.htm EX-3.1 Document

AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
ARTICLE I
The name of the Corporation (the “Corporation”) is Vonage Holdings Corp.
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 108 Lakeland Ave, Kent County, Dover, Delaware 19901. The name of its registered agent at such address is Capitol Services, Inc.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) as the same exists or may hereafter be amended; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not have the power or authority, and shall be unable and not permitted (whether by operation of law, as a result of or in connection with a transaction or otherwise, or whether by, through, relating to or in connection with any action, omission, contract, acquiescence, undertaking, understanding, license, release, covenant, representation, warranty, indemnity, lien, encumbrance or commitment of any kind), (i) to grant or release (on behalf of itself, any direct or indirect holder or beneficial owner of any equity or other securities of the Corporation, or any affiliate of the Corporation or of any such holder or beneficial owner) any rights, property, assets or claims of any kind, (ii) to bind any person or entity (including itself, any direct or indirect holder or beneficial owner of any equity or other securities of the Corporation, or any affiliate of the Corporation or of any such holder or beneficial owner) to any liabilities or obligations of any kind or (iii) to assume (on behalf of itself, any direct or indirect holder or beneficial owner of any equity or other securities of the Corporation, or any affiliate of the Corporation or of any such holder or beneficial owner) any liabilities or obligations of any kind, in each case, under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), that relate to or involve in any way any intellectual property rights of any kind, including any rights relating to patents or patent applications, of any direct or indirect holder or beneficial owner of any of equity or other securities of the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation or of any such holder or beneficial owner (in all cases other than to the extent solely relating to or involving such intellectual property rights of the Corporation and its subsidiaries), for any reason or in any way and whether or not by virtue of, in connection with or as a result of the status of such holder, beneficial owner or affiliate as an affiliate of the Corporation or otherwise; provided further that the preceding proviso shall not restrict the power, authority, ability and right of the Corporation to (A) grant or release rights, property, assets or claims that are owned or held directly by the Corporation or its subsidiaries (and not by any of its affiliates other than its subsidiaries) or (B) bind or assume liabilities or obligations on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries (and not any of its affiliates other than its subsidiaries). For purposes of this Article III, (1) “affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any person or entity, any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person or entity (as used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise); and (2) “subsidiary” shall mean , with respect to any person or entity, any entity of which (I) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned by such party, or (II) such person or entity or any subsidiary of such person or




entity is a general partner (excluding partnerships in which such person or entity or any subsidiary of such person or entity does not have a majority of the voting interests in such partnership).
ARTICLE IV
The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is one hundred (100), consisting of one hundred (100) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
ARTICLE V
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
ARTICLE VIII
The Corporation shall provide indemnification as follows:
a)Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee, fiduciary, agent or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, partner, employee, fiduciary, agent or trustee, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, ERISA taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not




opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
b)Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee, fiduciary, agent or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, partner, employee, fiduciary, agent or trustee, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this paragraph (b) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which the Court of Chancery of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.
c)Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article VIII, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Article VIII, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.
d)Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to an Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified, such Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such




defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, other than as provided below in this paragraph (d). Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii) counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Article VIII. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article VIII for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed settlement.
e)Advance of Expenses. In the event of any threatened or pending action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation receives notice under this Article VIII, any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in defending an action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make such repayment. Any advances or undertakings to repay pursuant to this paragraph (e) shall be unsecured and interest-free.
f)Procedure for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (e) of this Article VIII, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request. Any such indemnification or advancement of expenses shall be made as soon as practicable after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Corporation, and in any event within (i) in the case of indemnification under paragraph (c) (Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party) or paragraph (e) (Advancement of Expenses), 20 business days after receipt by the Corporation, of the written request of Indemnitee, or (ii) in the case of all other indemnification, 45 business days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request of Indemnitee, unless with respect to requests under this clause (ii), the Corporation (y) has assumed the defense pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Article VIII (and none of the circumstances described in paragraph (d) of this Article VIII that would nonetheless entitle Indemnitee to indemnification for the fees and expenses of separate counsel have occurred) or (z) determine, by clear and convincing




evidence, within such 45 business day period referred to above that Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct. Such determination, and any determination that advanced expenses must be repaid to the Corporation, shall be made in each instance (a) by a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question (“disinterested directors”), whether or not a quorum, (b) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) if there are no disinterested directors, or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be regular legal counsel to the Corporation) in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.
g)Remedies. The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article VIII shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Article VIII that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation. Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred in connection with any action instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret its right to indemnification, in whole or in part, shall also be indemnified by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, unless as a part of such action a court having jurisdiction over such action makes a final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action was not made in good faith or was frivolous; provided, however, that until such final judicial determination is made, Indemnitee shall be entitled under paragraph (e) of this Article VIII to advancement of expenses with respect to such action.
h)Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, except as set forth in paragraph (g) of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VIII in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee to the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments to an Indemnitee and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, such Indemnitee shall promptly refund indemnification payments to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
i)Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article VIII or of the relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws shall adversely affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.




j)Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this Article VIII shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in this Article VIII. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in this Article VIII.
k)Partial Indemnification. If an Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Article VIII to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, ERISA taxes or penalties or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, ERISA taxes or penalties or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.
l)Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
m)Savings Clause. If this Article VIII or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses (including attorneys’ fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, ERISA taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VIII that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
n)Definitions. Terms used in this Article VIII and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i) of the DGCL shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).
o)Subsequent Legislation. If the DGCL is amended after adoption of this Article VIII to expand further the indemnification permitted to Indemnitees, then the Corporation shall indemnify such persons to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.




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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
ARTICLE I– MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
1.1Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders of Vonage Holdings Corp. (the “Corporation”) shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”). The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.
1.2Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting. The Corporation shall not be required to hold an annual meeting of stockholders provided that (i) the stockholders are not prohibited to act by written consent under the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, (ii) the stockholders take action by written consent to elect directors and (iii) the stockholders unanimously consent to such action or, if such consent is less than unanimous, all of the directorships to which directors could be elected at an annual meeting held at the effective time of such action are vacant and are filled by such action.
1.3Special Meeting. A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, chairperson of the Board of Directors, chief executive officer or president (in the absence of a chief executive officer) or by one or more stockholders holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than 10% of the votes at that meeting. If any person(s) other than the Board of Directors calls a special meeting, the request shall:
(i)be in writing;
(ii)specify the time of such meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted; and
(iii)be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by facsimile transmission to the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president (in the absence of a chief executive officer) or the secretary of the Corporation.
The officer(s) receiving the request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1.4 and 1.5 of these bylaws, that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting. No business may be transacted at such special meeting other than the business specified in such notice to stockholders. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 1.3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the Board of Directors may be held.
1.4Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings. All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with either Section 1.5 or Section 7.1 of these bylaws not less than 10 or more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and



proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
1.5Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given:
(iv)if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the Corporation’s records; or
(v)if electronically transmitted as provided in Section 7.1 of these bylaws.
An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or of the transfer agent or any other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by mail or by a form of electronic transmission, as applicable, shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
1.6Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairperson of the meeting, or (ii) the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented.
1.7Adjourned Meeting; Notice. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place if any thereof, and the means of remote communications if any by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the continuation of the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
1.8Conduct of Business. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the President, or in his or her absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairperson designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business.
1.9Voting. The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.11 of these bylaws, subject to Section 217 (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock) and Section 218 (relating to voting trusts and other voting agreements) of the DGCL.
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Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors of election unless so determined by the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or by proxy at such meeting. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect. All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, be decided by the vote of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting.
1.10Stockholder Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required by the DGCL to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation as provided in Section 228 of the DGCL. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any provision of the DGCL, if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed under such provision shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such provision concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent has been given in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL.
1.11Record Date for Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date:
(i)in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting;
(ii)in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and
(iii)in the case of determination of stockholders for any other action, shall not be more than sixty days prior to such other action.
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If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors:
(i)the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held;
(ii)the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action; and
(iii)the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
1.1Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL shall govern the revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable.
1.2List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.
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ARTICLE II– DIRECTORS
1.1Powers. Subject to the provisions of the DGCL and any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
1.2Number of Directors. The number of directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors, provided the Board of Directors shall consist of at least one member. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.
1.3Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2.4 of these bylaws, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. The certificate of incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe other qualifications for directors. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
1.4Resignation and Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this Section in the filling of other vacancies.
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:
(i)Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
(ii)Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the Corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the DGCL. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole Board of Directors (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least 10% of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then
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in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the DGCL as far as applicable.
1.3Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone. The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
1.4Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
1.5Special Meetings; Notice.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the secretary or any two directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:
(iii)delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
(iv)sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;
(v)sent by facsimile; or
(vi)sent by electronic mail,
directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.
If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or (iii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by United States mail, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice may be communicated to the director. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) or the purpose of the meeting.
1.1Quorum. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
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A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
1.2Board of Directors Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee thereof, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee thereof. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
1.3Fees and Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.
1.4Approval of Loans to Officers. The Corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the Corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the Corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the Corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the Corporation.
1.5Removal of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.
ARTICLE III– COMMITTEES
1.6Committees of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation
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1.7Committee Minutes. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
1.8Meetings and Action of Committees. Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:
(i)Section 2.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone);
(ii)Section 2.6 (regular meetings);
(iii)Section 2.7 (special meetings and notice);
(iv)Section 2.8 (quorum);
(v)Section 6.10 (waiver of notice); and
(vi)Section 2.9 (action without a meeting)
with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members. However:
(i)the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee;
(ii)special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors; and
(iii)notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board of Directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
ARTICLE IV– OFFICERS
1.9Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be a president and a secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chairperson of the Board of Directors, a vice chairperson of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer or treasurer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more assistant secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. The same person may hold any number of offices.
1.10Appointment of Officers. The Board of Directors shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4.3 and 4.5 of these bylaws, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.
1.11Subordinate Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
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1.12Removal and Resignation of Officers. Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
1.13Vacancies in Offices. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors or as provided in Section 4.2.
1.14Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The chairperson of the Board of Directors, the president, any vice president, the treasurer, the secretary or assistant secretary of the Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
1.15Authority and Duties of Officers. All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the stockholders and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V– RECORDS AND REPORTS
1.6Maintenance and Inspection of Records. The Corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the Board of Directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.
Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the Corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent so to act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the Corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal executive office.
1.7Inspection by Directors. Any director shall have the right to examine the Corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court of Chancery may summarily order the Corporation to permit the director to
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inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court of Chancery may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court of Chancery may deem just and proper.
1.8Annual Report. The Corporation shall cause an annual report to be sent to the stockholders of the Corporation to the extent required by applicable law. If and so long as there are fewer than 100 holders of record of the Corporation’s shares, the requirement of sending of an annual report to the stockholders of the Corporation is expressly waived (to the extent permitted under applicable law).
ARTICLE VI– GENERAL MATTERS
1.16Stock Certificates; Partly Paid Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Board of Directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
The Corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of the Corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.
1.17Special Designation on Certificates. If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
1.18Lost Certificates. Except as provided in this Section 6.3, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is
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surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
1.19Construction; Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.
1.20Dividends. The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL, or (ii) the certificate of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.
The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.
1.21Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors.
1.22Seal. The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
1.23Stock Transfer Agreements. The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
1.24Registered Stockholders. The Corporation:
(i)shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner;
(ii)shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its books as the owner of shares; and
(iii)shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
1.5Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of
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objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.
ARTICLE VII– NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
1.25Notice by Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:
(i)the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent; and
(ii)such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice.
However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(i)if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(ii)if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(iii)if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and
(iv)if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
1.1Definition of Electronic Transmission. An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
1.2Inapplicability. Notice by a form of electronic transmission shall not apply to Sections 164, 296, 311, 312 or 324 of the DGCL.
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ARTICLE VIII– AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote. However, the Corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

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EX-4.1 4 exhibit41.htm EX-4.1 Document
        
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of July 21, 2022
1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024





FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of July 21, 2022 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), by and between Vonage Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation, as issuer (the “Company”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), supplements the Indenture dated as of June 14, 2019 (as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Company issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of November 22, 2021, among the Company, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), an entity organized and existing under the Laws of Sweden (the “Parent”), Ericsson Muon Holding Inc., an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Merger Sub”), Merger Sub has offered to purchase any and all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company at a price per share of $21.00 in cash, without interest thereon (the “Offer”);
WHEREAS, following the consummation of the Offer, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company with the Company surviving as a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Parent (the “Merger”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “Effective Time”), each share of Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than certain shares as set forth in the Merger Agreement, will be converted into the right to receive $21.00 in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Stock Price”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.07(a) of the Indenture, the Merger constitutes a Merger Event, and the Indenture provides that the Company shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing that from and after the Effective Time the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the units of Reference Property;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and Section 14.07(a) of the Indenture, each unit of Reference Property consists of $21.00 in cash;
WHEREAS, Section 10.01(j) of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture, without prior notice to or the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, in connection with any Merger Event to provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 14.02 of the Indenture, and to make related changes to the terms of the Notes to the extent expressly required by Section 14.07 of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has duly adopted resolutions authorizing the Company to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
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WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture and has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel; and
WHEREAS, all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the execution of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, for and in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders as follows:
ARTICLE I
TERMS
Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS
Section 1.02Conversion Right. Pursuant to Section 14.07(a) of the Indenture, from and after the Effective Time, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes solely into a number of units of Reference Property in an aggregate amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (subject to any adjustments under Section 14.03 of the Indenture) multiplied by the Stock Price paid per share of Common Stock in the Merger, (A) which in the case of a conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change as described in the second sentence of Section 14.03(a) will be cash equal to $1,343.81 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on a Conversion Rate equal to (i) 59.8256 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes plus (ii) 4.1653 Additional Shares (which 4.1653 Additional Shares are payable as determined by reference to the table set forth in Section 14.03(e) of the Indenture based on the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change being July 21, 2022 and the Stock Price paid per share of Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change being cash in amount equal to $21.00), and (B) which in the case of a conversion at all other times when such Notes are convertible beginning immediately after the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to such Fundamental Change will be cash equal to $ 1,256.34 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on a Conversion Rate equal to 59.8256 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. Accordingly, any reference in respect of the Holders’ conversion rights to a share of Common Stock in the Indenture shall be deemed a reference to a right to receive a cash amount equal to $21.00 and the provisions of the Indenture, as modified herein, shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Holders’ right to convert the Notes only into the cash Reference Property. For the avoidance of doubt, Holders will not have the right to convert Notes into shares of common stock or other securities of the Company.
ARTICLE III
ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Section 1.03Trustee’s Acceptance. The Trustee hereby accepts this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same under the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1.04Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Benefits of Supplemental Indenture. Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders, the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar, and Custodian and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture.
Execution in Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission or electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The Trustee shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.
Ratification of Indenture. The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.
The Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. The recitals in this Supplemental Indenture are made by the Company only and not by the Trustee, and all of the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits afforded to the Trustee under the Indenture are deemed to be incorporated herein, and shall be enforceable by the Trustee hereunder, in each of its capacities hereunder as if set forth herein in full.
Headings, Etc. The titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
 
 VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
By: /s/ Randy K. Rutherford
 Name: Randy K. Rutherford
 Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By: /s/ Iris Munoz
 Name: Iris Munoz
 Title: Assistant Vice President





SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE


EX-99.1 5 exhibit991.htm EX-99.1 Document


Vonage Announces Occurrence of Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to its 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
HOLMDEL, N.J. (July 21, 2022) — Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, announced today that each of its acquisition by Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC) and the related delisting of its common stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market, which have occurred effective July 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), constitute a “Fundamental Change” and a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” as defined under the indenture dated June 14, 2019, as supplemented (the “Indenture”), governing Vonage’s 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”).

Vonage has designated the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (as defined in the Indenture) as August 19, 2022. At any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, holders of the Notes may elect to require Vonage to purchase all or any portion of such holder’s Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. In addition, holders of the Notes have the right to elect to convert their Notes into an amount of cash equal to $1,343.81 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes surrendered for conversion at any time during the period that begins on, and includes, the Effective Date and ends on, and includes, the business day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

This press release does not purport to be complete and is subject and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the notice, dated the Effective Date, provided to holders of the Notes, which provides more detailed information regarding the procedures for tendering Notes for repurchase or surrendering Notes for conversion.

About Vonage

Vonage, a global cloud communications leader, helps businesses accelerate their digital transformation. Vonage's Communications Platform is fully programmable and allows for the integration of Video, Voice, Chat, Messaging, AI and Verification into existing products, workflows and systems. The Vonage conversational commerce application enables businesses to create AI-powered omnichannel experiences that boost sales and increase customer satisfaction. Vonage's fully programmable unified communications, contact center and conversational commerce applications are built from the Vonage platform and enable companies to transform how they communicate and operate from the office or remotely - providing the flexibility required to create meaningful engagements.

Vonage is headquartered in New Jersey, with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ericsson. To follow Vonage on Twitter, please visit www.twitter.com/vonage. To become a fan on Facebook, go to facebook.com/vonage. To subscribe on YouTube, visit youtube.com/vonage.

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