EX-2.1 2 a17-12256_2ex2d1.htm EX-2.1

Exhibit 2.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

by and among

 

ANGIE’S LIST, INC.,

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,

 

HALO TOPCO, INC.

 

and

 

CASA MERGER SUB, INC.

 

Dated as of May 1, 2017

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I THE CONTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER

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Section 1.1

The Contribution

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Section 1.2

The Merger

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Section 1.3

Closing

7

Section 1.4

Effective Time

7

Section 1.5

Effects of the Merger

7

Section 1.6

Governance of the Surviving Company

7

Section 1.7

Governance of NewCo

8

 

 

 

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

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Section 2.1

Effect on Capital Stock

9

Section 2.2

Appointment of Exchange Agent

11

Section 2.3

Exchange of Shares

11

Section 2.4

Company Equity Awards

14

Section 2.5

Company ESPP

15

Section 2.6

Further Assurances

15

Section 2.7

Election Procedures

15

Section 2.8

Proration

17

Section 2.9

Determination of IAC Class B Share Number

17

Section 2.10

Post-Closing Adjustment of IAC Class B Share Number

18

Section 2.11

Certain Definitions

19

 

 

 

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

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Section 3.1

Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries

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Section 3.2

Capital Stock

23

Section 3.3

Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation

25

Section 3.4

Reports and Financial Statements

26

Section 3.5

Internal Controls and Procedures

27

Section 3.6

No Undisclosed Liabilities

28

Section 3.7

Compliance with Law; Permits

28

Section 3.8

Environmental Laws and Regulations

29

Section 3.9

Employee Benefit Plans

29

Section 3.10

Labor and Employee Matters

31

Section 3.11

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

32

Section 3.12

Investigations; Litigation

32

Section 3.13

Information Supplied

32

Section 3.14

Tax Matters

33

Section 3.15

Intellectual Property

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Section 3.16

Assets and Properties

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Section 3.17

Insurance

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Section 3.18

Opinions of Financial Advisors

37

Section 3.19

Material Contracts

38

Section 3.20

Finders or Brokers

40

Section 3.21

State Takeover Statutes

40

Section 3.22

Affiliate Transactions

40

Section 3.23

No Additional Representations

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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IAC, NEWCO AND MERGER SUB

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Section 4.1

Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries

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Section 4.2

Capital Stock

42

Section 4.3

Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation

43

Section 4.4

Reports and Financial Statements

45

Section 4.5

Internal Controls and Procedures

46

Section 4.6

No Undisclosed Liabilities

47

Section 4.7

Compliance with Law

47

Section 4.8

Environmental Laws and Regulations

48

Section 4.9

Labor and Employee Matters

48

Section 4.10

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

49

Section 4.11

Investigations; Litigation

49

Section 4.12

Information Supplied

50

Section 4.13

Employee Benefit Plans

50

Section 4.14

Sufficiency of Assets

51

Section 4.15

Insurance

51

Section 4.16

Finders or Brokers

52

Section 4.17

Ownership of Company Common Stock

52

Section 4.18

Vote Required

52

Section 4.19

Tax Matters

52

Section 4.20

Intellectual Property

53

Section 4.21

Affiliate Transactions

55

Section 4.22

No Guarantor of Indebtedness

55

Section 4.23

No Additional Representations

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ARTICLE V COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

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Section 5.1

Conduct of Business

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Section 5.2

Access

62

Section 5.3

No Solicitation

63

Section 5.4

Filings; Other Actions

67

Section 5.5

Regulatory Approvals; Efforts

69

Section 5.6

Takeover Statutes

71

Section 5.7

Public Announcements

71

Section 5.8

Indemnification and Insurance

71

Section 5.9

Employee Matters

74

Section 5.10

Control of Operations

74

Section 5.11

Section 16 Matters

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Section 5.12

Transaction Litigation

75

Section 5.13

Certain Tax Matters

75

Section 5.14

NASDAQ Listing

76

Section 5.15

NASDAQ De-listing; 1934 Act Deregistration

76

Section 5.16

Company Indebtedness

76

Section 5.17

Notification of Certain Matters

76

Section 5.18

Ancillary Agreements

77

Section 5.19

Obligations of NewCo and Merger Sub

77

Section 5.20

Financial Statements

77

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

77

 

 

 

Section 6.1

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger

77

Section 6.2

Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger

78

Section 6.3

Conditions to Obligation of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger

79

Section 6.4

Frustration of Closing Conditions

80

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION

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Section 7.1

Termination or Abandonment

80

Section 7.2

Effect of Termination

82

Section 7.3

Termination Fee

82

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

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Section 8.1

No Survival

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Section 8.2

Expenses

83

Section 8.3

Counterparts; Effectiveness

84

Section 8.4

Governing Law

84

Section 8.5

Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement

84

Section 8.6

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

85

Section 8.7

Notices

85

Section 8.8

Assignment; Binding Effect

86

Section 8.9

Severability

87

Section 8.10

Entire Agreement

87

Section 8.11

Amendments; Waivers

87

Section 8.12

Headings

87

Section 8.13

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

87

Section 8.14

Interpretation

88

Section 8.15

Definitions

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

Surviving Company Charter

Exhibit B

Surviving Company Bylaws

Exhibit C

NewCo Charter

Exhibit D

NewCo Bylaws

Exhibit E

Investor Rights Agreement

Exhibit F

Contribution Agreement

Exhibit G

Employee Matters Agreement

Exhibit H

Intercompany Note

Exhibit I

Services Agreement

Exhibit J

Tax Sharing Agreement

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2017, is by and among Angie’s List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (“IAC”), Halo TopCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of IAC (“NewCo”), and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the parties intend, through a series of transactions, to combine the Company with IAC’s HomeAdvisor Business (as defined herein) into NewCo, and to list the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo (the “NewCo Class A Common Stock”), received by the stockholders of the Company in the Merger (as defined below) on the NASDAQ Stock Market (the “NASDAQ”);

 

WHEREAS, the parties intend that Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo;

 

WHEREAS, the parties further intend that IAC shall, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement (as defined herein), prior to the Merger, contribute certain assets, including cash, to NewCo (the “Contribution”, which Contribution shall (except as provided in the Contribution Agreement) result in NewCo’s indirect sole ownership of the HomeAdvisor Business), and, in exchange therefor, NewCo shall issue to IAC a number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo (the “NewCo Class B Common Stock”, and together with the NewCo Class A Common Stock, the “NewCo Common Stock”), equal to the IAC Share Issuance Number (as defined herein) (the “IAC Share Issuance”);

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board of Directors”) has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements (as defined herein), including the Merger, and (iii) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company and to submit this Agreement to the stockholders of the Company for adoption;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of IAC (the “IAC Board of Directors”) has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of IAC and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Contribution;

 



 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of NewCo has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of NewCo and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter in this Agreement and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the issuance of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in the Merger and shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock in the IAC Share Issuance;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Merger Sub has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter in this Agreement, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, and (iii) resolved to recommend the adoption of this Agreement by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub and to submit this Agreement to such stockholder for adoption, and NewCo, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, and adopted this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that (i) either (A) the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or (B) the Merger, the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code,  (ii) the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code, and (iii) this Agreement be a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein in connection with this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

THE CONTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER

 

Section 1.1            The Contribution.  On the Closing Date but prior to the Effective Time and subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that such conditions are reasonably capable of being satisfied at the Closing), IAC shall cause to be effected the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, and immediately after the IAC Share Issuance, IAC shall hold a number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the IAC Class B Share Number, all in accordance with Section 5.18 of this Agreement and the terms and subject to the conditions of the Contribution Agreement.  Each of the Company and IAC shall cooperate with each other, and shall cause their respective Affiliates

 

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to so cooperate, such that the Contribution shall be effected on the Closing Date, prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 1.2            The Merger.  At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue its existence under Delaware law as the surviving company in the Merger (the “Surviving Company”) and a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo.

 

Section 1.3            Closing.  The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third (3rd) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), or at such other place, date and time as the Company and IAC may agree in writing.  The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “Closing Date.”

 

Section 1.4            Effective Time.  Concurrently with the Closing, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”), executed and filed in accordance with, and containing such information as is required by, the relevant provisions of the DGCL in order to effect the Merger.  The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such other, later date and time as is agreed between the parties and specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (such date and time is hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time”).

 

Section 1.5            Effects of the Merger.  The effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company, and all debts, claims, obligations, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, claims, obligations, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Company, all as provided under the DGCL.

 

Section 1.6            Governance of the Surviving Company.

 

(a)           At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Company shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A, and as so amended and restated, subject to Section 5.8, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable Law.

 

(b)           At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Surviving Company shall be amended and restated to read in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit B, and as so amended and

 

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restated, subject to Section 5.8, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable Law.

 

(c)           The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Company and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

(d)           The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Company and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 1.7            Governance of NewCo.

 

(a)           IAC shall cause NewCo to take all necessary corporate action to, at or prior to the Effective Time, cause the certificate of incorporation of NewCo to be amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit C, and as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of NewCo until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable Law.  In accordance with the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as of the Effective Time, NewCo shall be named ANGI Homeservices Inc.

 

(b)           IAC shall cause NewCo to take all necessary corporate action to, at or prior to the Effective Time, cause the bylaws of NewCo to be amended and restated to read in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit D, and as so amended and restated, shall be the bylaws of NewCo until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable Law.

 

(c)           IAC shall cause NewCo to take all necessary corporate action to cause the number of the directors constituting the Board of Directors of NewCo to be set at ten (10) directors and for the identities of those directors to be as follows (in each case, effective as of, and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Effective Time and subject to such individuals’ ability and willingness to serve):  six (6) members designated by IAC; Thomas R. Evans and Angie R. Hicks Bowman (provided that if either such individual becomes unable or unwilling to serve, his or her replacement shall be designated pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3 of the Investor Rights Agreement); and two (2) directors designated by IAC and who shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

(d)           IAC shall cause NewCo to take all necessary corporate action to cause the current Chief Executive Officer of IAC (the “IAC CEO”) to be appointed as the Chairman of the Board of NewCo and cause the current Chief Executive Officer of HomeAdvisor, Inc. (“HomeAdvisor CEO”) to be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of NewCo, in each case, effective as of, and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, and subject to such individuals’ ability and willingness to serve.  In the event that the IAC CEO is unwilling or unable to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NewCo as of the Effective Time, IAC shall designate an alternate Chairman of the Board of Directors of NewCo, who shall be appointed by NewCo in accordance with its amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws as in effect as of the Effective Time.  In the event that the HomeAdvisor CEO is unwilling or unable to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of NewCo as

 

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of the Effective Time, IAC shall designate an alternate Chief Executive Officer of NewCo, who shall be appointed by NewCo in accordance with the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of NewCo as in effect as of the Effective Time.

 

(e)           At the Effective Time, IAC shall enter into, and shall cause NewCo to enter into, the Investor Rights Agreement in the form set forth on Exhibit E (or as amended pursuant to Section 5.18(b) below).

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.1            Effect on Capital Stock.

 

(a)           At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub or the holder of any shares or securities of the Company, IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub:

 

(i)            Conversion of Merger Sub Common Stock.  Each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of the common stock of the Surviving Company.

 

(ii)           Cancellation of Certain Stock.  Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is owned or held in treasury by the Company shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist (the “Cancelled Shares”), and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor or in respect thereof.

 

(iii)          Conversion of Company Common Stock.  Subject to the other provisions of this Article II, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any Cancelled Shares, shall at the Effective Time be converted automatically into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive either (A) in the case of a share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive a share of NewCo Class A Common Stock (a “Share Election”) has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 2.7 (each, a “Share Electing Share”), one (1) (the “Exchange Ratio”) share of NewCo Class A Common Stock (the “Share Consideration”), or (B) in the case of a share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive cash (a “Cash Election”) has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 2.7 (each, a “Cash Electing Share), $8.50 in cash (the “Per Share Cash Amount” and, together with the Share Consideration, the “Per Share Merger Consideration”), without interest (the “Cash Consideration”) ((A) and (B) together with the cash in lieu of fractional shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock as specified below, the “Merger Consideration”), in each case subject to Section 2.8.  All of the shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article II shall no longer be

 

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outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist as of the Effective Time, and uncertificated shares of Company Common Stock represented by book-entry form (“Book-Entry Shares”) and each certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented any such shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Certificate”) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration into which the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Book-Entry Share or Certificate have been converted pursuant to this Section 2.1, as well as any dividends or other distributions to which holders of Company Common Stock become entitled in accordance with Section 2.3(d).

 

(b)           Dissenting Shares.  No right to fair value or appraisal or similar rights shall be available to holders of Company Common Stock with respect to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(c)           Certain Adjustments.  If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time (and as permitted by Article V), the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or NewCo Class A Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class of shares by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then the Exchange Ratio and the Per Share Cash Amount shall be equitably adjusted, without duplication, to proportionally reflect such change; provided that nothing in this Section 2.1(c) shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 2.1(c) shall prohibit any action by IAC, NewCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries to be taken pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(d)           No Fractional Shares.  No fractional shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates or with respect to Book-Entry Shares or otherwise, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of NewCo.  Each holder of Company Common Stock converted pursuant to the Merger that would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of NewCo Class A Common Stock (after aggregating all shares evidenced by the Certificates and Book-Entry Shares delivered by such holder) shall receive from the Exchange Agent, in lieu thereof and upon surrender thereof, a cash payment (without interest) in an amount representing such holder’s proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale by the Exchange Agent on behalf of all such holders of NewCo Class A Common Stock that would otherwise be issued.

 

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Section 2.2            Appointment of Exchange Agent.  Prior to Effective Time, IAC shall appoint a bank or trust company to act as exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for NewCo, the identity and the terms of appointment of which to be reasonably acceptable to the Company, for the payment of the Merger Consideration and shall enter into an agreement relating to the Exchange Agent’s responsibilities with respect thereto.

 

Section 2.3            Exchange of Shares.

 

(a)           Deposit of Merger Consideration.  Prior to the Effective Time, IAC shall deposit or cause NewCo to deposit with the Exchange Agent evidence of NewCo Class A Common Stock in book-entry form (and/or certificates representing such NewCo Class A Common Stock, at IAC’s election) representing the number of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) and cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to deliver the aggregate Merger Consideration (excluding any cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.1(d)) (such cash and shares, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, the “Exchange Fund”).

 

(b)           Exchange Procedures.  As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date, NewCo shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii) into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Shares, as applicable, to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as IAC and the Company may reasonably agree upon prior to the Effective Time) (the “Letter of Transmittal”) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration and any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.3(d).

 

(c)           Surrender of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares.  Upon surrender of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent together with either a Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may customarily be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares shall be entitled to receive, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days, following the later to occur of (i) the Effective Time or (ii) the Exchange Agent’s receipt of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share, in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration into which the shares represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement together with any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.3(d).  In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer or stock records of the Company, any cash to be paid upon, or shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock to be issued upon, due surrender of the Certificate or Book-Entry Share formerly representing such shares of Company Common Stock may be paid or issued, as the case may be, to such a transferee if such Certificate or Book-Entry Share is presented to the Exchange Agent,

 

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accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer or other similar Taxes have been paid or are not applicable.  No interest shall be paid or shall accrue on the cash payable upon surrender of any Certificate or Book-Entry Share.  Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.3, each Certificate and Book-Entry Share shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive, upon such surrender, the Merger Consideration into which the shares represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement, together with any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.3(d).

 

(d)           Treatment of Unexchanged Shares.  No dividends or other distributions, if any, with a record date after the Effective Time with respect to NewCo Class A Common Stock, shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered share of Company Common Stock to be converted into shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii) until such holder shall surrender such share in accordance with this Section 2.3.  After the surrender in accordance with this Section 2.3 of a share of Company Common Stock to be converted into shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii), the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive (in addition to the Merger Consideration payable to such holder pursuant to this Article II) any such dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect to the share of NewCo Class A Common Stock represented by such share of Company Common Stock.

 

(e)           No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock.  The shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock delivered and cash paid in accordance with the terms of this Article II upon conversion of any shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed to have been delivered and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock.  From and after the Effective Time, (i) all holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration into which the shares represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement upon the surrender of such Certificate or Book-Entry Share in accordance with Section 2.3(c) (together with any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.3(d)), without interest, and (ii) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.  From and after the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Company of shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.  If, after the Effective Time, any Certificates or Book-Entry Shares formerly representing shares of Company Common Stock are presented to the Surviving Company, NewCo or the Exchange Agent for any reason, such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.

 

(f)            Investment of Exchange Fund.  The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund as directed by IAC; provided, however, that no such investment or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares pursuant to this Article II, and following any losses from any such investment, IAC shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Exchange Agent for the benefit

 

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of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock at the Effective Time in the amount of such losses, which additional funds will be deemed to be part of the Exchange Fund.  Any interest or other income resulting from such investments shall be paid to NewCo, upon demand.

 

(g)           Termination of Exchange Fund.  Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including any interest or other amounts received with respect thereto) that remains unclaimed by, or otherwise undistributed to, the holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares for 180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to NewCo, upon demand, and any holder of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares who has not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to NewCo or the Surviving Company (subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws), as general creditors thereof, for satisfaction of its claim for Merger Consideration and any dividends and distributions which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this Article II without any interest thereon.

 

(h)           No Liability.  None of IAC, NewCo, the Company, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any portion of the Exchange Fund or the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any portion of the Merger Consideration or any dividends or distributions to be paid in accordance with this Article II that remains undistributed to the holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares as of the second anniversary of the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which the Merger Consideration or any such dividends or distributions would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity), shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Company, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

 

(i)            Withholding Rights.  Each of the Surviving Company, NewCo and the Exchange Agent (without duplication) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Article II such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under applicable Tax Law.  Any amounts so deducted and withheld and timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Entity shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.

 

(j)            Lost Certificates.  If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed and, if required by NewCo or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as NewCo or the Exchange Agent may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the Surviving Company with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent (or, if subsequent to the termination of the Exchange Fund and subject to Section 2.3(g), NewCo) shall deliver, in exchange for such lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration and any dividends and distributions deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.4            Company Equity Awards.

 

(a)           Company Options.  Each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Company Option”) shall, as of the Effective Time, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into an option (each, a “NewCo Option”) to purchase (i) that number of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest whole share, equal to the product determined by multiplying (A) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio, (ii) at a per-share exercise price, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, equal to the quotient determined by dividing (A) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock at which such Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio.  Except as set forth in this Section 2.4(a), each NewCo Option converted and assumed pursuant to this Section 2.4(a) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, following the Effective Time, any NewCo Option corresponding to a Company Option that was subject to performance-based vesting criteria shall continue to be subject to the existing performance periods and the applicable performance goals will be adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio.

 

(b)           Company RSU Awards.  Each award of restricted stock units that corresponds to shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Company RSU Award”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, as of the Effective Time, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into a NewCo restricted stock unit award (each, a “NewCo RSU Award”) with respect to a number of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock, rounded to the nearest whole share, determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio.  For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying any June 2016 PBRSU Award shall be determined assuming satisfaction of the “Adjusted EBITDA” goal and satisfaction of the “Cumulative Total Revenue Goal” (each, as set forth in the applicable award agreement) at the target performance level.  Except as set forth in this Section 2.4(b), each NewCo RSU Award assumed and converted pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Company RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, following the Effective Time, (i) the June 2016 PBRSU Awards shall vest solely on the basis of service following the Effective Time, and (ii) the CEO PBRSU Award shall continue to be subject to the existing performance periods and the applicable performance goals will be adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio.

 

(c)           Company Actions.  Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board of Directors and/or an appropriate committee thereof shall adopt resolutions providing for, and take all other actions necessary to effectuate, the treatment of the Company Options and Company RSUs (collectively, the “Company Equity Awards”) as contemplated by this Section 2.4(c).

 

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Option and NewCo RSU Award, and the agreements evidencing the grants thereof, and the number and kind of shares available for issuance under each Company Equity Plan shall be adjusted to reflect shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Company Equity Plan.

 

(e)           SEC Filing.  No later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the Effective Time, NewCo shall file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Form S-4 or a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate form) relating to the shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock issuable with respect to each NewCo Option and each NewCo RSU Award assumed and converted by NewCo in accordance with this Section 2.4.

 

Section 2.5            Company ESPP.  As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all actions with respect to the Company ESPP that are necessary to provide that:  (a) with respect to the offering period commencing on May 1st (the “Company ESPP Offering Period”), (i) no employee who is not enrolled in the Company ESPP on the date of this Agreement may participate in the Company ESPP and (ii) no participant may increase the percentage amount of his or her payroll deduction election from that in effect on the date of this Agreement for such Company ESPP Offering Period; (b) subject to the consummation of the Merger, the Company ESPP shall terminate, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time; (c) if the Company ESPP Offering Period is scheduled to end prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, then following the purchase of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company ESPP Offering Period, the Company ESPP shall be suspended and no new offering period shall be commenced under the Company ESPP prior to the Effective Time; and (d) if the Company ESPP Offering Period has not ended as of the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Effective Time, then on such day, any then-outstanding rights under the Company ESPP shall be exercised.

 

Section 2.6            Further Assurances.  If at any time before or after the Effective Time, IAC or the Company reasonably believes or is advised that any further instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the Merger or to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement at or after the Effective Time, then IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Company and their respective officers and directors shall execute and deliver all such proper instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances and do all other things reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the Merger and to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.7            Election Procedures.  Each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock (other than any Cancelled Shares and any shares of Company Common Stock held by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) (each, a “Holder”) shall have the right, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article II, to submit an election on or prior to the Election Deadline in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.7.

 

(a)           Each Holder may specify in a request made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.7 (an “Election”) (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Holder with respect to which such Holder desires to make a Share Election, (ii) the number of such shares of Company Common Stock with respect to which such Holder desires to make a Cash Election and (iii) the particular shares for which the Holder

 

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desires to make either such election, and the order in which either such election is to apply to any such shares if the election is subject to proration under Section 2.8.  Any share of Company Common Stock with respect to which the Exchange Agent has not received an effective, properly completed Form of Election on or before the Election Deadline shall be deemed to be Share Electing Shares.

 

(b)           The Company shall prepare a form reasonably acceptable to IAC (the “Form of Election”), which shall be mailed by the Company to Holders so as to permit such Holders to exercise their right to make an Election prior to the Election Deadline.

 

(c)           The Company shall mail or cause to be mailed or delivered, as applicable, the Form of Election to Holders as of the record date for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the anticipated Election Deadline.  The Company shall make available one or more Forms of Election as may reasonably be requested from time to time by all persons who become Holders during the period following the record date for the Company Special Meeting and prior to the Election Deadline.

 

(d)           Any Election shall have been made properly only if the Exchange Agent shall have received, by the Election Deadline, a Form of Election properly completed and signed and accompanied by (i) the Certificates, if any, to which such Form of Election relates, duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on the books of the Company, and (ii) in the case of Book-Entry Shares, any additional documents specified in the procedures set forth in the Form of Election.  As used herein, “Election Deadline” means 5:00 p.m. local time (in the city in which the principal office of the Exchange Agent is located) on the date of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, unless otherwise agreed in advance by the Company and IAC, in which event the Company shall reasonably promptly announce such rescheduled Election Deadline.

 

(e)           Any Holder may, at any time prior to the Election Deadline, change or revoke such Holder’s Election by written notice received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline accompanied by a properly completed and signed revised Form of Election or by withdrawal prior to the Election Deadline of such Holder’s Certificates, or any documents in respect of Book-Entry Shares, previously deposited with the Exchange Agent.  After an Election is validly made with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock, any subsequent transfer of such shares of shares of Company Common Stock shall automatically revoke such Election. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all Elections shall be automatically deemed revoked upon receipt by the Exchange Agent of written notification from the Company or IAC that this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article VII.  The Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine if any Election is not properly made with respect to any share of Company Common Stock (none of the Company, IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent being under any duty to notify any Company stockholder of any such defect).  In the event the Exchange Agent makes such a determination, such Election shall be deemed to be not in effect, and the shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Election shall, for purposes hereof, be deemed to be Share Electing Shares, unless a proper Election is thereafter timely made with respect to such shares.

 

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(f)            The Company and IAC, in the exercise of their reasonable discretion, shall have the joint right to make all determinations, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and the DGCL, governing the manner and extent to which Elections are to be taken into account in making the determinations prescribed by Section 2.8.

 

Section 2.8            Proration.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, in no event shall the number of shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration exceed the number of shares (rounded to the nearest whole number) equal to the result obtained by dividing $130,000,000 by the Per Share Cash Amount (such number of shares, the “Cash Cap Number”).

 

(b)           If the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares (such number, the “Cash Election Number”) is less than or equal to the Cash Cap Number, then (i) all Cash Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration and (ii) all Share Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration.

 

(c)           If the Cash Election Number exceeds the Cash Cap Number, then (i) all Share Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration and (ii) the number of Cash Electing Shares of each holder of shares of Company Common Stock that shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Cash Electing Shares of such holder by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Cash Cap Number and the denominator of which is the Cash Election Number, rounded to the nearest whole share of Company Common Stock, with the remaining number of such holder’s Cash Electing Shares each being converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration.

 

Section 2.9            Determination of IAC Class B Share Number.

 

(a)           The Company shall take all such action as is necessary to ensure that no Company Options may be exercised from 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the Closing Date through the Effective Time. IAC shall take all such action as is necessary to ensure that no  HomeAdvisor SARS may be exercised from 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the Closing Date through the Effective Time.

 

(b)           On (but prior to 7:00 p.m., Eastern time, on) the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date:

 

(i)            the Company shall deliver to IAC a certificate, executed on its behalf by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, setting forth the ANGI Outstanding Share Number and the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares, and attaching a schedule setting forth, as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date (the “Equity Measurement Time”), (A) with respect to each Company Option, the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Company Option and the exercise price per share of such Company Option, and (B) with respect to each Company RSU, the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company RSU (in the case of

 

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June 2016 PBRSU Awards, determined in accordance with Section 2.4 of this Agreement) and identifying each Company RSU Award that is scheduled to vest between the Equity Measurement Time and the anticipated Effective Time; and

 

(ii)           IAC shall deliver to the Company a certificate, executed on its behalf by the Chief Financial Officer of IAC, setting forth the IAC Owned Shares Number and attaching a schedule setting forth, as of the Equity Measurement Time, with respect to each HomeAdvisor SAR, the number of HomeAdvisor Shares covered by such HomeAdvisor SAR and the exercise price per share of such HomeAdvisor SAR, the portion of such HomeAdvisor SAR that is vested or unvested as of the Equity Measurement Time and the portion of each HomeAdvisor SAR that is scheduled to vest between the Equity Measurement Time and the anticipated Effective Time.

 

(c)           The information set forth in the certificates and schedules contemplated by paragraph (b) above shall be used to make the calculations contemplated by paragraph (d) below; provided, that, in the event IAC or the Company shall dispute any information set forth in the certificate delivered to it by the other party or the schedule enclosed therewith, IAC and the Company shall in good faith resolve such dispute, and the information set forth in such certificates and schedules, as modified (if applicable) to reflect any such resolved dispute(s), shall be used to make such calculations.

 

(d)           Promptly following 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date (the “Initial Calculation Date”), IAC shall calculate and shall deliver to the Company a certificate executed on its behalf by the Chief Financial Officer of IAC setting forth the calculation of the ANGI Market Price, the ANGI RSU Number, the Aggregate ANGI Option Spread, the IAC Owned Shares Number, the Allocated HomeAdvisor SAR Spread and the IAC Class B Share Number.  Absent manifest error, the IAC Class B Share Number set forth in the certificate contemplated by this paragraph (d) shall be the conclusive determination of the IAC Class B Share Number for purposes of the IAC Share Issuance.

 

Section 2.10          Post-Closing Adjustment of IAC Class B Share Number.

 

(a)           Within two (2) Business Days after the date that is the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date, NewCo shall deliver to IAC a certificate, executed on its behalf by the Chief Financial Officer of NewCo, setting forth the Actual Forfeited Shares Number and its calculation of the Adjusted IAC Class B Share Number and the Class B Adjustment Number and shall include a schedule supporting the calculation of the Actual Forfeited Shares Number, the Adjusted IAC Class B Share Number and the Class B Adjustment Number.  The calculations of the Actual Forfeited Shares Number, the Adjusted IAC Class B Share Number and the Class B Adjustment Number shall have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of NewCo.

 

(b)           Within three (3) Business Days after delivery of the certificate to IAC by NewCo as set forth in Section 2.10(a) (the date of delivery, the “Delivery Date”), (i) if the Class B Adjustment Number is a positive number, NewCo shall take all necessary action to issue to IAC a number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the Class B Adjustment Number and to have such issuance duly recorded in the transfer books of NewCo (which shares,

 

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upon issuance, shall be fully paid, non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens), and (ii) if the Class B Adjustment Number is a negative number, the absolute value of such number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock held by IAC shall be cancelled and returned to NewCo to be held in treasury, and NewCo shall take all necessary action to have such cancellation duly recorded in the transfer books of NewCo.  If the Class B Adjustment Number is zero, NewCo shall have no obligation to issue any additional shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock to IAC in respect of the previous sentence.  For the avoidance of doubt, IAC shall not be required to make any payment to NewCo in connection with any issuance by NewCo to IAC of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the Class B Adjustment Number if such number is positive and NewCo shall not be required to make any payment to IAC in connection with any cancellation of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the absolute value of the Class B Adjustment Number if such number is negative.  Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or pursuant to a Final Determination (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement), the parties hereto agree to treat, and to cause their respective Affiliates to treat, the issuance or cancellation by NewCo of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock, if any, pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) as an adjustment to the number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock issued pursuant to the IAC Share Issuance.

 

(c)           In the event IAC shall dispute any information set forth in the certificate delivered to it by NewCo or the schedule enclosed therewith pursuant to Section 2.10(a), IAC and the Audit Committee of the NewCo Board of Directors shall in good faith resolve such dispute, and the information set forth in such certificates and schedules, as modified (if applicable) to reflect any such resolved dispute(s), shall be used to make such calculations.

 

(d)           If, between the Closing Date and the Delivery Date, the outstanding shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock or NewCo Class A Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class of shares by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then the Additional Class B Issuance Number (and each of the share amounts that are necessary to calculate the Additional Class B Issuance Number) shall be equitably adjusted, without duplication, to proportionally reflect such change.

 

Section 2.11          Certain Definitions.  As used in this Agreement:

 

(a)           “ANGI Market Price” means the average, rounded to four decimal places, of the average of the daily dollar-volume-weighted average price for Company Common Stock on the NASDAQ, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. through its “ANGI Equity AQR” function (or if such function or service ceases to exist, any substitute function or service mutually agreed between the Company and IAC) for each of the ten (10) NASDAQ trading days immediately preceding the anticipated Closing Date.

 

(b)           “Cashed Out ANGI Shares Number” means the lesser of (a) the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares and (b) the Cash Cap Number.

 

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(c)                                  Cash Blend Allocation Ratio” means a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the Cashed Out ANGI Shares Number and (b) the denominator of which is the ANGI Outstanding Share Number.

 

(d)                                 Actual Forfeited Shares Number” means the sum of (a) the number of shares of NewCo Common Stock underlying NewCo RSU Awards assumed pursuant to Section 2.4(b) that are forfeited during the period commencing on the Closing and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, plus (b) the quotient of (i) the product of (A) the number of shares of NewCo Common Stock underlying NewCo Options assumed pursuant to Section 2.4(a) that are forfeited during the period commencing on the Closing and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date and that have an exercise price less than the ANGI Market Price, multiplied by (B) the excess of the ANGI Market Price over the weighted average exercise price of all such forfeited NewCo Options, divided by (ii) the ANGI Market Price.  For purposes of clause (a), the number of shares of NewCo Common Stock underlying forfeited NewCo RSU Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions shall be determined based on, in the case of the June 2016 PBRSU Awards, target performance, and in the case of the CEO PBRSU Awards, assuming all performance goals are satisfied.  For purposes of clause (A), the number of shares of NewCo Common Stock underlying forfeited NewCo Options that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions shall be determined assuming all performance goals are satisfied.

 

(e)                                  Assumed Forfeited Shares Number” means 2,300,000.

 

(f)                                   Unaffected ANGI Price” means (a) the ANGI Market Price, if the ANGI Market Price equals or exceeds the Per Share Cash Amount, or (b) otherwise, (i) the ANGI Market Price divided by (one (1) minus the Cash Blend Allocation Ratio), minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Cash Amount multiplied by (B) the Cash Blend Allocation Ratio divided by (one (1) minus the Cash Blend Allocation Ratio).

 

(g)                                  Aggregate ANGI Option Spread” means the sum, for all Company Options outstanding as of the Equity Measurement Time, of the product of (a) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each such Company Option, and (b) the amount, if any, by which the ANGI Market Price exceeds the exercise price per share of such Company Option.

 

(h)                                 ANGI RSU Number” means, the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by all Company RSU Awards outstanding as of the Equity Measurement Time (in the case of June 2016 PBRSU Awards, determined in accordance with Section 2.4 of this Agreement).

 

(i)                                     ANGI Net Awards Value” means (a) the Aggregate ANGI Option Spread, plus (b) the product of the ANGI RSU Number multiplied by the ANGI Market Price, minus (c) the product of the Assumed Forfeited Shares Number multiplied by the ANGI Market Price.

 

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Effective Time, excluding any shares of Company Common Stock scheduled to be issued in respect of Company RSU Awards between the Equity Measurement Time and the anticipated Effective Time (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any shares of Company Common Stock held in treasury or held by a Subsidiary of the Company).

 

(k)                                 HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value” means the product, rounded to the nearest whole cent, of (a) the sum of (i) the ANGI Outstanding Share Number multiplied by the Unaffected ANGI Price plus (ii) the product of the ANGI Net Awards Value multiplied by the Unaffected ANGI Price and divided by the ANGI Market Price, multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.87 and the denominator of which is 0.13.

 

(l)                                     HomeAdvisor Share” means a share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of HomeAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(m)                             HomeAdvisor SAR” means a stock appreciation right corresponding to HomeAdvisor Shares granted under the HomeAdvisor 2013 Incentive Plan.

 

(n)                                 Vested HomeAdvisor SAR” means the portion of an HomeAdvisor SAR that is vested as of the Equity Measurement Time or scheduled to vest between the Equity Measurement Time and the anticipated Effective Time.

 

(o)                                 Unvested HomeAdvisor SAR” means the portion of an HomeAdvisor SAR that is unvested as of the Equity Measurement Time, excluding the portion of any HomeAdvisor SAR that is scheduled to vest between the Equity Measurement Time and the anticipated Effective Time.

 

(p)                                 In-the-Money” means an HomeAdvisor SAR having an exercise price per share less than the Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price.

 

(q)                                 IAC Owned Shares Number” means the number of HomeAdvisor Shares owned by IAC after giving effect to the Contribution (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any HomeAdvisor Shares issued or to be issued to IAC or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the contribution of HomeAdvisor International LLC to HomeAdvisor, Inc. or in respect of the settlement of Intercompany Accounts pursuant to Section 2.10(a) of the Contribution Agreement).

 

(r)                                    Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price” means the quotient, rounded to four decimal places, of (a) the sum of (i) the HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value, (ii) the aggregate exercise price of the In-the-Money Vested HomeAdvisor SARS and (iii) 50% of the aggregate exercise price of the In-the-Money Unvested HomeAdvisor SARs, divided by (b) the sum of (i) the IAC Owned Shares Number, (ii) the aggregate number of HomeAdvisor Shares underlying the In-the-Money Vested HomeAdvisor SARS and (iii) 50% of the aggregate number of HomeAdvisor Shares underlying the In-the-Money Unvested HomeAdvisor SARS (in the case of each of clauses (b)(ii) and (b)(iii), without giving effect to the exercise prices thereof).

 

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(s)                                   HomeAdvisor Vested SAR Spread” means the sum, for all Vested HomeAdvisor SARs, of the product of (a) the number of HomeAdvisor Shares covered by such Vested HomeAdvisor SAR, and (b) the amount, if any, by which the Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price exceeds the exercise price per share of such Vested HomeAdvisor SAR.

 

(t)                                    HomeAdvisor Unvested SAR Spread” means the sum, for all Unvested HomeAdvisor SARs, of the product of (a) the number of HomeAdvisor Shares covered by such Unvested HomeAdvisor SAR, and (b) the amount, if any, by which the Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price exceeds the exercise price per share of such Unvested HomeAdvisor SAR.

 

(u)                                 Allocated HomeAdvisor SAR Spread” means the sum of (a) the HomeAdvisor Vested SAR Spread, plus (b) 50% of the HomeAdvisor Unvested SAR Spread.

 

(v)                                 IAC Class B Share Number” means (a) the quotient, rounded to the nearest whole number, of (i) (A) the HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value less (B) the Allocated HomeAdvisor SAR Spread, divided by (ii) the Unaffected ANGI Price, plus (b) the Cashed Out ANGI Shares Number.

 

(w)                               Adjusted Class B Share Number” means the result obtained by calculating the IAC Class B Share Number as if such number were being calculated as of the Initial Calculation Date leaving all inputs unchanged from those used to calculate the IAC Class B Share Number with the exception of substituting the Actual Forfeited Shares Number for the Assumed Forfeited Shares Number where the Assumed Forfeited Shares Number was used in making the calculation of the IAC Class B Share Number on the Initial Calculation Date.

 

(x)                                 Class B Adjustment Number” means the number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the Adjusted IAC Class B Share Number minus the IAC Class B Share Number (which number may be positive, negative or zero).

 

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as disclosed in (a) the Company SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2016 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any such Company SEC Document in any risk factor section, any disclosure in any section relating to forward-looking statements or any other statements that are non-specific, predictive or primarily cautionary in nature but for purposes of clarification, including and giving effect to any factual or historical statements included in any such statements) where the relevance of the information as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) a particular representation is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure or (b) the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to IAC immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Letter”), each section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to, or disclosure for purposes of, such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure, the Company represents and warrants to IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub as follows:

 

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Section 3.1                                    Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries.

 

(a)                                 The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted.

 

(b)                                 Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed, and has all necessary governmental approvals, to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such approvals, qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly approved, qualified or licensed and in good standing has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  The Company has made available prior to the date of this Agreement a true and complete copy of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (collectively, the “Company Organizational Documents”) and the certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or comparable constituent or organizational documents for each Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, as amended through the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Except for the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, its Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, any person.

 

Section 3.2                                    Capital Stock.

 

(a)                                 The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 300,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Company Preferred Stock”).  As of April 28, 2017, (i) 59,705,580 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 8,560,522 shares of Company Common Stock were held in treasury, (iii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding, and (iv) 12,598,663 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance under Company equity plans, of which amount (A) 6,712,821 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Company Options (having a weighted average exercise price of $10.15) (assuming, with respect to performance stock options, the performance-based vesting criteria have been met), and (B) 5,885,842 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon the settlement of outstanding Company RSU Awards, including 3,115,993 shares of Company Common Stock that are issuable upon settlement of outstanding Company PBRSU Awards (assuming, with respect to the June 2016 PBRSU Awards, the performance-based vesting conditions are deemed satisfied at “target”

 

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levels and with respect to the CEO PBRSU Awards, the performance-based and time-based vesting criteria have been met).  Since April 28, 2017 to the date of this Agreement, the Company has not issued any shares of Company Common Stock, any shares of Company Preferred Stock, any Company Options, or any Company RSU Awards, other than shares of Company Common Stock issued upon the vesting or exercise of Company Options or Company RSU Awards, in each case outstanding on April 28, 2017, and shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company ESPP.

 

(b)                                 All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are, and all shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance with respect to Company Equity Awards, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.  All outstanding equity securities of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.

 

(c)                                  Except as set forth in Section 3.2(a) (and other than the shares of Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of outstanding Company Equity Awards), as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, exchangeable securities or other similar rights, agreements or commitments to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (i) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) issue, transfer, exchange, sell or register for sale any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, (B) grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or arrangement, (C) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests, (D) provide a material amount of funds to, or make any material investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary or (E) make any payment to any person the value of which is derived from or calculated based on the value of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) granting any preemptive or antidilutive or similar rights with respect to any security issued by the Company or its Subsidiaries.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Company Common Stock.  No Subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of capital stock of the Company.  No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement have the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders or equityholders (as applicable) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may vote (or are convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right).

 

(d)                                 Section 3.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list, as of April 28, 2017, of (i) each Company Equity Award, (ii) the name of the Company Equity Award holder, (iii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying each Company Equity Award, (iv) the date on which the Company Equity Award was granted, (v) the Company Equity Plan under which the Company Equity Award was granted, (vi) the exercise price of each Company Equity Award, if applicable, and (vii) the expiration date of each Company Equity Award, if applicable.

 

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(e)                                  Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all of the shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, and are owned beneficially and of record by the Company or another wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, free and clear of any Liens, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities Laws.

 

Section 3.3                                    Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.

 

(a)                                 The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to deliver each other document to be delivered by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (together with this Agreement, the “Company Transaction Documents”) and, subject to receipt of approval by holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock of the adoption of this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Approval”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been, and the execution and delivery of the other Company Transaction Documents has been or shall be, duly and validly authorized by the Company Board of Directors and, except for the Company Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company or vote of the Company’s securityholders are necessary to authorize the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  On or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors has unanimously (i) resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”), (ii) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are advisable and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, (iii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Merger, and (iv) resolved that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders.  As of the date of this Agreement, the resolutions referred to in the preceding sentence have not been rescinded, modified, amended or withdrawn.  This Agreement has been, and the other Company Transaction Documents shall be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub and assuming this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the counterpart(ies) thereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the limitation of such enforcement by (1) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement, moratorium or other Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally or (2) the rules governing the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (the “Remedies Exceptions”).

 

(b)                                 Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the Exchange Act, (iii) the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), (iv) applicable state securities, takeover and “blue sky” Laws, (v) any applicable requirements of the HSR Act, and (vi) the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ

 

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(collectively, the “Company Approvals”), and, subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub in Section 4.3(b), no authorization, consent, order, license, permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any United States, state of the United States or local, foreign or multi-national governmental or regulatory agency, commission, court or authority (each, a “Governmental Entity”) is necessary, under applicable Law, for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements, except for such authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, permits, approvals or filings that are not required to be obtained or made prior to consummation of such transactions or that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other Company Transaction Documents does not, and (assuming the Company Approvals are obtained and the Company Credit Agreement is terminated and repaid in full prior to the Effective Time) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not (i) result in any loss, or suspension, limitation or impairment of any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to own or use any assets required for the conduct of their business or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, first offer, first refusal, modification or acceleration of any material obligation or to the loss of a benefit under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, right or license binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which or to which any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any liens, claims, mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests, equities or charges of any kind (excluding, in each case, transfer restrictions of general applicability pursuant to any securities Laws) (each, a “Lien”) other than Permitted Liens, in each case, upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such losses, suspensions, limitations, impairments, conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellation, accelerations, or Liens which have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other equivalent organizational document, in each case as amended or restated, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) conflict with or violate any applicable Laws, except for such conflict or violation as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.4                                    Reports and Financial Statements.

 

(a)                                 The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed or furnished, as applicable, all forms, documents and reports required to be filed or furnished prior to the date of this Agreement by it with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since January 1, 2015 (all such documents and reports filed or furnished by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the “Company SEC Documents”).  As of their respective dates or, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), as the case may be, and the applicable rules and

 

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regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Company SEC Documents at the time they were filed or furnished contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is, or at any time since January 1, 2015 has been, required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC.

 

(b)                                 The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents (the “Company Financial Statements”) at the time they were filed or furnished (i) fairly present in accordance with GAAP (as defined below) and in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended (except, in the case of unaudited statements, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments, the absence of notes and to any other adjustments described therein, including in any notes thereto), (ii) were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto or in the case of unaudited statements, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments, the absence of notes and to any other adjustments described therein, including in any notes thereto) and (iii) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act.

 

(c)                                  As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any comment letters of the staff of the SEC received by the Company relating to the Company SEC Documents.  The Company has heretofore made available to IAC true, correct and complete copies of all written correspondence between the Company and the SEC made since January 1, 2015 through the date of this Agreement.  As of the date of this Agreement, none of the Company SEC Documents is, to the knowledge of the Company, the subject of ongoing SEC review or investigation.

 

(d)                                 Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, nor does it have any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other hand) or any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), where the result, purpose or effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company’s financial statements or other Company SEC Documents.

 

Section 3.5                                    Internal Controls and Procedures.  The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.  The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is

 

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recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  The Company’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the year ended December 31, 2016, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective.  Based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, management of the Company has disclosed to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors (i) any “significant deficiencies” and “material weaknesses” (as both terms are defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Interim Standard AU 325 Parts 2 and 3) in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to report financial information and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, in each case, that was disclosed to the Company’s auditors or the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors in connection with its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.6                                    No Undisclosed Liabilities.  There are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether accrued, absolute, determined or contingent, except for (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the Company Financial Statements (or in the notes thereto) filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Company Transaction Documents and transaction expenses (a) incurred in connection with the Company’s pursuit of strategic alternatives, including the discussions, negotiation and transactions related to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (the “Transaction Process”) and (b) to be incurred through the Effective Time, (iii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2016 and (iv) liabilities or obligations that have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.7                                    Compliance with Law; Permits.

 

(a)                                 The Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been since January 1, 2015 in compliance with, and are not in default under or in violation of, any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, Order or agency requirement of any Governmental Entity (collectively, “Laws” and each, a “Law”), except where such non-compliance, defaults or violations have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect and there is no Order of any Governmental Entity outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  Since January 1, 2015, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or, to the knowledge of the Company, other communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any violation of, or failure to comply with, any Law, except where such violation or

 

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failure has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                 The Company and its Subsidiaries are in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances, permissions, qualifications and registrations and orders of all applicable Governmental Entities, and all rights under any Company Material Contract with all Governmental Entities, and have filed all tariffs, reports, notices and other documents with all Governmental Entities necessary for the Company and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets and to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted (the “Company Permits”), except where the failure to possess or file the Company Permits has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all Company Permits are and have been since January 1, 2015 in all respects valid and in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, are not subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in modification, termination or revocation thereof.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are and have been since January 1, 2015 in compliance with the terms and requirements of all Company Permits, except where such noncompliance has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.8                                    Environmental Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no Environmental Claim pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are and since January 1, 2015 have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits required for the operation of their respective businesses.

 

(c)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise, arising under or relating to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials (including any such liability or obligation retained or assumed by Contract or by operation of law).

 

Section 3.9                                    Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a)                                 Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan.

 

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(b)                                 The Company has made available to IAC true and complete copies of (i) each material Company Benefit Plan (or, with respect to any unwritten material Company Benefit Plan, a written description thereof); and (ii) to the extent applicable, (A) the most recent annual report on file and all schedules thereto filed with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (B) each current trust agreement, insurance contract or policy, group annuity contract and any other funding arrangement relating to such Company Benefit Plan, (C) the most recent actuarial report, financial statement or valuation report, (D) a current Internal Revenue Service opinion or favorable determination letter, (E) the most recent summary plan description, if any, required under ERISA with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, and (F) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Entity relating to such Company Benefit Plan.

 

(c)                                  Each Company Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in all material respects in compliance with its terms and applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code.  All material contributions or other amounts payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to each Company Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have been timely paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP.

 

(d)                                 Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be a qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has either received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service or may rely on a favorable opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification.

 

(e)                                  There are no actions, suits, audits or investigations by any Governmental Entity, termination proceedings or other claims with respect to the Company Benefit Plans (except routine claims for benefits payable under the Company Benefit Plans) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, other than any such investigations, proceedings or claims that would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company.

 

(f)                                   No Company Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code.  During the immediately preceding six (6) years, no liability under Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective ERISA Affiliates or their respective predecessors that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a risk to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any such ERISA Affiliates of incurring (i) any such liability or (ii) any Controlled Group Liability with respect to any employee benefit plan that is not a Company Benefit Plan.

 

(g)                                  Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, at any time during the preceding six (6) years, contributed to, been obligated to contribute to or had any liability (including any contingent liability) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or a plan that has two or more contributing sponsors, at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA.

 

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their retirement or other termination of service, other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code.

 

(i)                                     Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event):  (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any payment or benefit (or result in the funding of any such payment or benefit) under any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) increase the amount of any compensation, equity award or other benefits otherwise payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Company Benefit Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any compensation, equity award or other benefits under any Company Benefit Plan; (iv) result in any “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) becoming due pursuant to any Company Benefit Plan to any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (v) limit or restrict the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to merge, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan.

 

(j)                                    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or is otherwise obligated under, any plan, policy, agreement or arrangement that provides for the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes imposed under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state or local Law relating to Tax).

 

(k)                                 No Company Benefit Plan is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States, or provides benefits or compensation to any employees or other service providers who reside or provide services outside of the United States.

 

Section 3.10                             Labor and Employee Matters.

 

(a)                                 Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor organization, union, works council or association.

 

(b)                                 No labor union, labor organization or works council has made a pending demand for recognition or certification as the exclusive bargaining agent of any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority.  To the knowledge of the Company, there are no organizational attempts relating to labor unions, labor organizations or works councils occurring with respect to any of the presently unorganized employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none have occurred within the previous twelve (12) months.

 

(c)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no unfair labor practice (as defined by the National Labor Relations Board) charges or complaints or appeals of such matters against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental

 

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Entity, (ii) there are no labor strikes, slowdowns, stoppages, walkouts, lockouts or other labor-related disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened employment-related lawsuits or administrative charges or arbitration proceedings against or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries brought or filed with any Governmental Entity, and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries are each in compliance with all applicable Laws with respect to employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, worker classification, unfair labor practices and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (and any similar state, local or foreign statute).

 

Section 3.11                             Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

 

(a)                                 From January 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, except for engaging in the Transaction Process, the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and none of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has undertaken any action that would be prohibited by Section 5.1(b)(A), Section 5.1(b)(B), Section 5.1(b)(C), Section 5.1(b)(D), Section 5.1(b)(E), Section 5.1(b)(F), Section 5.1(b)(I), Section 5.1(b)(J), Section 5.1(b)(L), Section 5.1(b)(N), Section 5.1(b)(O) or, to the extent related to the foregoing, Section 5.1(b)(P) of this Agreement if such section were in effect at all times since January 1, 2017, except in each case for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)                                 Since January 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, there has not been any event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.12                             Investigations; Litigation.  Except as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) there is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened) by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) there are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations, proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demands or other requests for information relating to potential violations of Law pending (or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened) against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties and (c) there are no Orders of any Governmental Entity against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.13                             Information Supplied.  The information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or its Representatives for inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by NewCo in connection with the Merger (the “Form S-4”) shall not, at the time the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein.  The information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or its Representatives for inclusion in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Form S-4 (the

 

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Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) will not, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of any meeting of Company stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein.  The Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (solely with respect to the portion thereof relating to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting but excluding any portion thereof based on information supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made by the Company) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 3.14                             Tax Matters.

 

(a)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:

 

(i)                                     the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have prepared and timely filed (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and all such Tax Returns are complete and accurate;

 

(ii)                                  the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by any of them or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor, stockholder or other third party (in each case, whether or not shown on any Tax Return), except with respect to matters contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which reserves have been established, in accordance with GAAP, on the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries contained in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement;

 

(iii)                               there is no currently effective waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)                              all assessments against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Taxes due with respect to completed and settled examinations or any concluded litigation have been fully paid;

 

(v)                                 there are no audits, examinations, investigations or other similar proceedings pending or threatened in writing in respect of Taxes or Tax matters of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(vi)                              Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will, following the Closing, be bound by any written Tax ruling issued by a Governmental Entity;

 

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(vii)                           the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries contained in the Company SEC Documents reflect accruals and reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to all periods through the date of such financial statements;

 

(viii)                        neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or to exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (A) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing, (B) closing agreement, advance pricing agreement or other similar agreement with any Governmental Entity relating to Taxes entered into prior to the Closing, (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition entered into prior to the Closing, (D) prepaid amounts received prior to the Closing Date, or (E) election under Section 108(i) of the Code;

 

(ix)                              there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable;

 

(x)                                 neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax Allocation Agreement (other than any agreement or arrangement solely among members of a group the common parent of which is the Company) or has any liability for Taxes of any person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any analogous or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), or as transferee or successor; and

 

(xi)                              neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(b)                                 None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code during the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action or knows of the existence of any fact that is reasonably likely to prevent or impede the Merger (or, the Merger and a subsequent forward merger described in Section 5.13(d), taken together) from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or, alternatively, the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, from qualifying as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code.

 

Section 3.15                             Intellectual Property.

 

(a)                                 Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list (in all material respects) as of the date of this Agreement of all Company Intellectual Property that is issued by, filed with, registered with, or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Entity (the “Company Registered Intellectual Property”).  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, (i) the

 

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Company Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting and has not been abandoned or cancelled, and (ii) no Proceeding (other than office actions in connection with the prosecution of applications) is pending or threatened in writing before any Governmental Entity, that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, registration, use or ownership of any Company Registered Intellectual Property.

 

(b)                                 The Company owns the Company Intellectual Property free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  (i) No material Proceedings are pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, are threatened in writing, alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property of any person; (ii) no person is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any material Company Intellectual Property, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has instituted or threatened to institute any Proceeding against any person with respect to the foregoing in this subsection (ii); and (iii) the operation by the Company and its Subsidiaries of their respective businesses as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate, the Intellectual Property of any person, except, with respect to each of the foregoing in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to protect all Company Intellectual Property which derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.  There has been no unauthorized disclosure of the Company Intellectual Property, except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Software that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“Company Software”) is not distributed under an Open Source License in a manner that would require any Company Software to (i) be disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (iii) be licensed, sold or distributed at no cost to the recipient.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Open Source Licenses to which they are subject, except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)                                   Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) complied in all material respects with the Company Privacy Policies and with all applicable Privacy and Security Obligations, and (ii) taken measures to protect all Personal Data in its possession in all material respects against loss, damage, unauthorized access, or other misuse.  The Company has made available to IAC true and complete copies of all Company Privacy Policies in effect as of the date of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the

 

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transfer of all Personal Data maintained by the Company to Merger Sub and to NewCo, is and will be compliant with all Company Privacy Policies and Privacy and Security Obligations.  To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material loss, unauthorized access, or other misuse of any Personal Data held by or on the behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including in a manner that would trigger a notification or reporting requirement under any Privacy and Security Obligation.

 

(g)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have the right to use all Intellectual Property used in its business as currently conducted and such right to use such Intellectual Property will not be affected by the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger.

 

(h)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all employees, agents, consultants, contractors or third parties that have contributed to or otherwise participated in the development of the Company Software have entered into valid and effective agreements assigning all of their Intellectual Property in the Company Software to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(i)                                     Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that would result in: (i) a loss of, or Lien on, any Company Intellectual Property; (ii) a breach of or default under any Intellectual Property-related Contract related to the business of the Company of its Subsidiaries; (iii) the release, disclosure or delivery of any Company Intellectual Property by or to any escrow agent or other person; or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other person of any license or other right or interest under, to or in any Company Intellectual Property.

 

Section 3.16                             Assets and Properties.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter, and except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect (i) either the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company has good and valid title to each real property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (such owned property collectively, the “Company Owned Real Property”) and (ii) either the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company has a good and valid leasehold interest in each lease, sublease and other agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries uses or occupies or has the right to use or occupy any real property (including real property at which operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are conducted) (such property, the “Company Leased Real Property” and such leases, subleases and other agreements are, collectively, the “Company Real Property Leases”), in each case, free and clear of all Liens other than any Permitted Liens and, with respect to (ii), except for those reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and included in the Company SEC Documents.  Each Company Real Property Lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect, subject to the limitation of such enforcement by the Remedies Exceptions.  No uncured default of a material nature on the part of the Company or, if applicable, its Subsidiary

 

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or, to the knowledge of the Company or of the landlord thereunder (as applicable), exists under any Company Real Property Lease, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute a material breach or default under a Company Real Property Lease.  Section 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of the Company Owned Real Property and the Company Leased Real Property.

 

(b)                                 There are no leases, subleases, licenses, rights or other agreements affecting any portion of the Company Owned Real Property or the Company Leased Real Property that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the existing use of such Company Owned Real Property or the Company Leased Real Property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the operation of its business thereon.  There are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal in favor of any other party to purchase any Company Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the existing use of the Company Owned Real Property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the operation of its business thereon.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently subleasing, licensing or otherwise granting any person the right to use or occupy a material portion of a Company Owned Real Property or Company Leased Real Property that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the existing use of such Company Owned Real Property or Company Leased Real Property in the operation of the business conducted thereon as currently conducted.

 

(c)                                  No circumstances exist that would provide the basis for a valid claim against the Company by any party under Article VI of that certain Project Agreement by and between the Company and the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, dated as of October 21, 2011.

 

Section 3.17                             Insurance.  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) all insurance policies held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company Insurance Policy”) are in full force and effect, (b) all premiums due and payable in respect of such insurance policies have been timely paid, and (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has reached or exceeded its policy limits for any such insurance policies.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the provisions of each Company Insurance Policy under which such person is the insured party.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of cancellation of any Company Insurance Policy, and there is no material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any Company Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been denied or disputed.

 

Section 3.18                             Opinions of Financial Advisors.  The Company Board of Directors has received the separate opinions of each of the Company Financial Advisors to the effect that, as of the date thereof and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, limitations, qualifications and other matters set forth therein, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Company Common Stock is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.  The Company shall, promptly following the execution of this Agreement by all parties, furnish an accurate and complete copy of said written opinions to IAC for informational

 

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purposes (it being agreed that none of the IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub, nor any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives shall have the right to rely on such opinion).

 

Section 3.19                             Material Contracts.

 

(a)                                 Except for this Agreement, the Company Benefit Plans and agreements filed (or incorporated by reference) as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those that are filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement and incorporated by reference thereto), as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by:

 

(i)                                     any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC);

 

(ii)                                  any material Contract that will be binding on IAC, NewCo or any of their Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) as of the Effective Time;

 

(iii)                               any Contract that (A) involved individual or aggregate payments or consideration of more than $1,000,000 in the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, (B) is expected to involve individual or aggregate payments or consideration of more than $1,000,000 in the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2017 or (C) is expected to involve aggregate payments or consideration over the remaining term of the Contract of more than $2,500,000 (it being understood that the Company is not making any representation or warranty as to the actual amount of future payments to be made under any Contract described in clause (B) or (C)), for goods and services furnished by or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)                              any Company Real Property Leases having a remaining term of more than twelve (12) months and involving a payment of more than $100,000 annually;

 

(v)                                 any Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing material indemnification, earnout or similar obligations to any third person, other than those entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(vi)                              any Contract for capital expenditures involving payments of more than $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(vii)                           any Contract involving a joint venture or strategic alliance or partnership agreement or other sharing of profits or losses with any person, other than  any advertising Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which the service provider pays to the Company or its Subsidiaries a program fee and a percentage of the sales generated from advertising activities thereunder and that is not expected to involve aggregate payments or consideration over the remaining term of the Contract of more than $500,000;

 

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(viii)                        any Contract relating to indebtedness under which the principal amount outstanding thereunder payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is greater than $500,000;

 

(ix)                              any Contract containing covenants by the Company or any of its Affiliates not to (A) compete with any person or (B) engage in any line of business or activity in any geographic location, in each case that would be material to the Company;

 

(x)                                 any Contract that contains any (A) exclusivity rights or (B) “most favored nations” provisions that would reasonably be expected to materially impair the business of NewCo and its Subsidiaries after the Closing, or that would apply to IAC or its Affiliates (other than NewCo and its Subsidiaries) after the Effective Time;

 

(xi)                              any Contract evidencing an outstanding loan, advance or investment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to or in any person (other than any other Subsidiary of the Company) of more than $2,500,000 in the aggregate (excluding trade receivables and advances to employees for normally incurred business expenses, each arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);

 

(xii)                           any material Order or settlement or conciliation agreement with any Governmental Entity;

 

(xiii)                        any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company licenses (in or out) Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted except (A) Contracts for off-the-shelf, shrink-wrap, click through or pre-installed software, hardware or databases licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with annual fees of less than $1,000,000 and (B) standard form licenses granted to customers by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and

 

(xiv)                       any Contract involving the sale, transfer or acquisition of any material business entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in the three (3) years preceding the date of this Agreement.

 

All contracts of the types referred to in Section 3.19(a) are referred to herein as a “Company Material Contract.”

 

(b)                                 Except as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Company Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company that is party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto.  The Company and/or its Subsidiaries party thereto, as applicable, and, to the knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, has performed its obligations required to be performed by it, under each Company Material Contract, except for failures to perform that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  Except for breaches or defaults which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect,

 

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neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to a Company Material Contract, is in breach of or default under the provisions of such Company Material Contract, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached or defaulted under any Company Material Contract.  True and complete copies of the Company Material Contracts and any material amendments thereto have been made available to IAC prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.20                             Finders or Brokers.  Except for the Company Financial Advisors, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements who would be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements.  The Company has made available to IAC complete and accurate copies of each Contract pursuant to which any amount is payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Company Financial Advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Section 3.21                             State Takeover Statutes.  Assuming the accuracy of the representation contained in Section 4.17, the Company Board of Directors has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement and the Company Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby all applicable state anti-takeover statutes or regulations (including § 203 of the DGCL) and any similar provisions in the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws.  Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.17, as of the date of this Agreement, no “fair price,” “business combination,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other anti-takeover statute or similar statute or regulation enacted by any state is applicable to the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 3.22                             Affiliate Transactions.  To the knowledge of the Company, no officer, director or Affiliate of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any individual in such officer’s or director’s immediate family (a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is material to the conduct of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (b) with the exception of liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, owes money to, or is owed money by, the Company or its Subsidiaries or (c) is a party to or the beneficiary of any Contract with the Company or its Subsidiaries that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, except in each case for compensation and benefits payable under any Company Benefit Plans to officers and employees in their capacity as officers and employees.

 

Section 3.23                             No Additional Representations.  Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III or in any certificates delivered by the Company in connection with the Merger, each of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub acknowledges that neither the Company nor any person on behalf of the Company makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or with respect to any other information provided to IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the accuracy, completeness or currency thereof.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IAC,
NEWCO AND MERGER SUB

 

Except as disclosed in (a) the IAC SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2016 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any such IAC SEC Document in any risk factor section, any disclosure in any section relating to forward-looking statements or any other statements that are non-specific, predictive or primarily cautionary in nature but for purposes of clarification, including and giving effect to any factual or historical statements included in any such statements), where both the applicability of such information to the “HomeAdvisor” segment of IAC and the relevance of the information as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) a particular representation is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure or (b) in the disclosure letter delivered by IAC to the Company immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “IAC Disclosure Letter”), each section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to, or disclosure for purposes of, such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

Section 4.1                                    Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries.

 

(a)                                 Each of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub (i) is a corporation or limited liability company, respectively, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted.

 

(b)                                 Each of the HomeAdvisor Entities is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or equivalent status where applicable) under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.  Each of NewCo and the HomeAdvisor Entities is duly qualified or licensed, and has all necessary governmental approvals, to do business and is in good standing (or equivalent status where applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such approvals, qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly approved, qualified or licensed and in good standing has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  IAC has made available prior to the date of this Agreement a true and complete copy of (i) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of HomeAdvisor, Inc. and (ii) the certification of formation and operating agreement of HomeAdvisor International, LLC ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “HomeAdvisor Organizational Documents”) and the certificate of

 

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incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or comparable constituent or organizational documents for each other HomeAdvisor Entity, in each case, as amended through the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Except for the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, its Subsidiaries, neither HomeAdvisor, Inc. nor HomeAdvisor International, LLC owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, any person.

 

(e)                                  Except for the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, its Subsidiaries, NewCo does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, any person.

 

Section 4.2                                    Capital Stock

 

(a)                                 The authorized capital stock of NewCo consists of (i) 1,500 shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock and (ii) 1,000 shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock.  As of May 1, 2017, no shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock and 100 shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding.

 

(b)                                 All outstanding shares of NewCo Common Stock are, and shares of NewCo Common Stock to be issued or reserved for issuance in connection with the Merger, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.

 

(c)                                  All of the shares of capital stock or other equity interests of HomeAdvisor, Inc., HomeAdvisor International, LLC and Merger Sub are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, and are owned beneficially and of record by IAC or a wholly owned Subsidiary of IAC, free and clear of any Liens, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities Laws and Liens granted to secure the obligations under IAC’s existing credit facility.

 

(d)                                 Section 4.2(d) of the IAC Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of (i) each HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award, (ii) the name of the HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award holder, (iii) the number of shares of such HomeAdvisor Entity underlying each HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award (specifying the number that are vested and the number unvested), (iv) the date on which the HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award was granted, (v) the HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Plan under which the HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award was granted (if such HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award was granted under a HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Plan), and (vi) the exercise price of each HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award.

 

(e)                                  Except as set forth in Section 4.2(a) (and other than the shares of IAC Common Stock or cash issuable pursuant to the terms of outstanding HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Awards) and as contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, exchangeable securities or other similar rights, agreements or commitments to which any HomeAdvisor Entity is a party (i) obligating any HomeAdvisor Entity to (A) issue, transfer, exchange, sell or register for sale any shares of capital stock or other

 

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equity interests of IAC or any HomeAdvisor Entity or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, (B) grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or arrangement, (C) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests, (D) provide a material amount of funds to, or make any material investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary or (E) make any payment to any person the value of which is derived from or calculated based on the value of capital stock or other equity interests of IAC or any HomeAdvisor Entity or (ii) granting any preemptive or antidilutive or similar rights with respect to any security issued by IAC or any HomeAdvisor Entity.  No Subsidiary of NewCo owns any shares of capital stock of NewCo.

 

(f)                                   Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, all of the shares of capital stock of, or equity interest in, each Subsidiary of NewCo, HomeAdvisor, Inc. and HomeAdvisor International, LLC, respectively, have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, and are owned, in the case of the Subsidiaries of NewCo, by NewCo, and in the case of the Subsidiaries of HomeAdvisor, Inc. or HomeAdvisor International, LLC, by HomeAdvisor, Inc. or HomeAdvisor International, LLC, respectively, in each case, free and clear of any Liens, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities Laws and Liens granted to secure the obligations under IAC’s existing credit facility.

 

(g)                                  Merger Sub and NewCo have been formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated hereby and the by the Ancillary Agreements and, prior to the Effective Time, will not have engaged in any business activities, other than activities pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Section 4.3                                    Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.

 

(a)                                 Each of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate or similar power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each other document to be entered into by IAC or NewCo in connection with the transactions (including the Ancillary Agreements) contemplated hereby and thereby (together with this Agreement, the “HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger.  The execution and delivery by IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements has been, and the execution, delivery and performance by IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub of the other HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been or shall be, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub, and, except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware, no other corporate proceedings on the part of either IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub or vote of IAC’s or NewCo’s securityholders are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  The IAC Board of Directors has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of IAC and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation

 

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of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements.  The NewCo Board of Directors has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of NewCo and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter in this Agreement and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the issuance of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in the Merger and shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock in the IAC Share Issuance.  As of the date of this Agreement, the resolutions referred to in the preceding sentence have not been rescinded, modified, amended or withdrawn.  This Agreement has been, and the HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents shall be, duly and validly executed and delivered by each of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, and assuming each of this Agreement and the HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the counterpart(ies) thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and the HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents will constitute, the legal, valid and binding agreements of IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub, as the case may be, enforceable against each of them, in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

 

(b)                                 Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, (iii) the Securities Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, (iv) applicable state securities, takeover and “blue sky” Laws, (v) any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and (vi) the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ (collectively, the “HomeAdvisor Approvals”), and, subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.3(b), no authorization, consent, order, license, permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity is necessary, under applicable Law, for the consummation by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements, except for such authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, permits, approvals or filings that are not required to be obtained or made prior to consummation of such transactions or that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  The execution and delivery by IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the other HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents do not, and (assuming the HomeAdvisor Approvals are obtained) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements and thereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not (i) result in any loss, or suspension, limitation or impairment of any right of NewCo or any of the HomeAdvisor Entities to own or use any assets required for the conduct of their business (including the HomeAdvisor Business) or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, first offer, first refusal, modification or acceleration of any material obligation or to the loss of a benefit under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, right or license binding upon NewCo, or any of the HomeAdvisor Entities or by which or to which any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, upon any of the properties or assets of NewCo or any of the HomeAdvisor Entities, except for such losses, impairments, suspensions, limitations,

 

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conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellation, accelerations, or Liens which have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other equivalent organizational document, in each case as amended or restated, of NewCo or any of the HomeAdvisor Entities or (iii) conflict with or violate any applicable Laws, except for conflict or violation as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.4                                    Reports and Financial Statements.

 

(a)                                 None of the forms, documents and reports required to be filed or furnished by IAC and its Subsidiaries prior to the date of this Agreement by them with the SEC since January 1, 2015 (all such documents and reports filed or furnished by IAC or any of its Subsidiaries, the “IAC SEC Documents”) at the time they were filed or furnished contained any untrue statement of a material fact with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business or omitted to state any material fact with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(b)                                 The financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business set forth in Section 4.4(b) of the IAC Disclosure Letter (a) (i) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 (collectively referred to as the “HomeAdvisor Annual Financial Statements”) were derived from the books and records of IAC and financial data used in the preparation of the audited financial statements of IAC as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 and (ii) as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 (the “HomeAdvisor Interim Financial Statements” and, together with the HomeAdvisor Annual Financial Statements, the “HomeAdvisor Financial Statements”) were derived from the books and records of IAC and financial data used in the preparation of the unaudited financial statements of IAC as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, (b) are unaudited, (c) were prepared solely for the purpose of this Agreement, (d) were based on (i) the direct operating revenues and direct operating expenses of the HomeAdvisor Business and (ii) allocations to the HomeAdvisor Business, made based on reasonable assumptions and in good faith by management, of certain of the indirect costs previously allocated by the management of IAC to the HomeAdvisor Business in the course of preparing IAC’s publicly filed segment level financial information, (e) do not include indirect costs that are not allocated to IAC’s businesses in the course of preparing IAC’s publicly filed segment level financial information, (f) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except for (i) the absence of notes, (ii) the income tax provisions and the related income taxes payable and deferred income tax accounts, which have been recorded based on an allocation of IAC’s income tax liability arising from the operations of the HomeAdvisor Entities (and not in accordance with GAAP on a stand-alone basis for the HomeAdvisor Entities) and a portion of which have been recorded at the IAC level, (iii) the absence of stock-based compensation expense for grants of equity awards denominated in the equity of the HomeAdvisor Entities or IAC to employees of the HomeAdvisor Entities, and (g) fairly present in accordance with GAAP, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of each of the HomeAdvisor Entities as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, except as

 

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otherwise noted therein and for the impact of items referred to in (d), (e) and (f) above, and, subject to (A) the fact that the HomeAdvisor Business was not operated on a stand-alone basis during such periods and (B) the fact that the HomeAdvisor Financial Statements (and the allocations and estimations made by the management of IAC in preparing such HomeAdvisor Financial Statements) (1) are not necessarily indicative of the costs that would have resulted if the HomeAdvisor Business had been operated on a stand-alone basis during such periods, (2) may not be indicative of any such costs to NewCo and its Subsidiaries that will result following the Closing and (3) subject, in the case of the HomeAdvisor Interim Financial Statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material.  Except for those representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.4(b), IAC makes no other representations or warranties with regard to the HomeAdvisor Financial Statements.

 

(c)                                  As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any comment letters of the staff of the SEC received by IAC relating to the IAC SEC Documents.  As of the date of this Agreement, none of the IAC SEC Documents is, to the knowledge of IAC, the subject of ongoing SEC review or investigation.

 

(d)                                 None of NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Entities is a party to, nor does it have any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among NewCo or a HomeAdvisor Entity, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other hand) or any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), where the result, purpose or effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of NewCo or a HomeAdvisor Entity in the HomeAdvisor Financial Statements.

 

(e)                                  When delivered pursuant to Section 5.20, the Audited Financial Statements shall have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, and shall present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the HomeAdvisor Business as at the dates and for the periods presented (it being understood, however, that the HomeAdvisor Business has not been operating historically as a separate “standalone” entity and, therefore, the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Interim Financial Statements of the HomeAdvisor Business will reflect certain adjustments necessary to be presented on a stand-alone basis in accordance with GAAP and SEC requirements).  The Audited Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 will not differ from the HomeAdvisor Annual Financial Statements in any material and adverse respect.

 

Section 4.5                                    Internal Controls and Procedures.  IAC has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.  IAC’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by IAC in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all

 

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such material information is accumulated and communicated to IAC’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  IAC’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the IAC’s internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the year ended December 31, 2016, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective.  Based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, management of IAC has disclosed to IAC’s auditors and the audit committee of the IAC Board of Directors (i) any “significant deficiencies” and “material weaknesses” (as both terms are defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Interim Standard AU 325 Parts 2 and 3) in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect IAC’s ability to report financial information and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in IAC’s internal control over financial reporting, in each case, that was disclosed to IAC’s auditors or the audit committee of the IAC Board of Directors in connection with its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6                                    No Undisclosed Liabilities.  There are no liabilities or obligations of the HomeAdvisor Entities or the HomeAdvisor Business, whether accrued, absolute, determined or contingent, except for (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the most recent balance sheet included in the HomeAdvisor Financial Statements, (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with this Agreement and the HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents, (iii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2016, (iv) liabilities for Taxes and (v) liabilities or obligations that have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.  Other than liabilities and obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or incurred in connection herewith or therewith (including Transaction Expenses (as defined in the Contribution Agreement)), there are no material liabilities or obligations of NewCo, whether accrued, absolute, determined or contingent.

 

Section 4.7                                    Compliance with Law.

 

(a)                                 NewCo, the HomeAdvisor Entities and, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC are and have been since January 1, 2015 in compliance with, and are not in default under or in violation of, any Law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.  Since January 1, 2015, neither IAC, a HomeAdvisor Entity nor NewCo has received any written notice or, to the knowledge of IAC, other communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any violation by NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity or the HomeAdvisor Business of, or failure by NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity or the HomeAdvisor Business to comply with, any Law, except where such violation or failure has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)                                 The HomeAdvisor Entities and, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC are in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances, permissions, qualifications and registrations and orders of all applicable Governmental Entities, and all rights under any material Contracts of the HomeAdvisor Entities with all Governmental Entities, and has filed all tariffs, reports, notices and other documents with all Governmental Entities necessary for the HomeAdvisor Entities to own, lease and operate their properties and assets and to carry on the HomeAdvisor Business as it is now being conducted (the “HomeAdvisor Permits”), except where the failure to possess or file the HomeAdvisor Permits has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, all HomeAdvisor Permits are and have been since January 1, 2015 in all respects valid and in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of IAC, are not subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in modification, termination or revocation thereof.  IAC and the HomeAdvisor Entities are and have been since January 1, 2015 in compliance with the terms and requirements of all HomeAdvisor Permits, except where such noncompliance has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.8                                    Environmental Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, there is no Environmental Claim pending or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened against NewCo, any of the HomeAdvisor Entities, any of their respective Subsidiaries or the HomeAdvisor Business.

 

(b)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, NewCo, the HomeAdvisor Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries are and since January 1, 2015 have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits required for the operation of the HomeAdvisor Business and their respective businesses.

 

(c)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, there are no liabilities or obligations of NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity, any of their Subsidiaries or the HomeAdvisor Business, whether accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise, arising under or relating to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials (including any such liability or obligation retained or assumed by Contract or by operation of law).

 

Section 4.9                                    Labor and Employee Matters.

 

(a)                                 None of the HomeAdvisor Entities, or with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor organization, union, works council or association.

 

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(b)                                 No labor union, labor organization or works council has made a pending demand for recognition or certification as the exclusive bargaining agent of any employees of any of the HomeAdvisor Entities or employees of IAC engaged primarily in the HomeAdvisor Business, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions pending or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority.  To the knowledge of IAC, there are no organizational attempts relating to labor unions, labor organizations or works councils occurring with respect to any of the presently unorganized employees of any HomeAdvisor Entity or employees of IAC engaged primarily in the HomeAdvisor Business, and none have occurred within the previous twelve (12) months.

 

(c)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no unfair labor practice (as defined by the National Labor Relations Board) charges or complaints or appeals of such matters against the HomeAdvisor Entities, or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC pending or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Entity, (ii) there are no labor strikes, slowdowns, stoppages, walkouts, lockouts or other labor-related disputes pending or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened against or affecting the HomeAdvisor Entities, or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, (iii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened employment-related lawsuits or administrative charges or arbitration proceedings against or involving any HomeAdvisor Entity or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC brought or filed with any Governmental Entity, and (iv) the HomeAdvisor Entities and, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC are each in compliance with all applicable Laws with respect to employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, worker classification, unfair labor practices and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (and any similar state, local or foreign statute).

 

Section 4.10                             Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

 

(a)                                 From January 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, the HomeAdvisor Business has been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and none of IAC or any Subsidiary of IAC has undertaken any action that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, would be prohibited by Section 5.1(d) of this Agreement if such section were in effect at all times since January 1, 2017, except in each case for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)                                 Since January 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, there has not been any event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.11                             Investigations; Litigation.  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, (a) there is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened) by any Governmental Entity with respect to NewCo, the HomeAdvisor Entities or the HomeAdvisor Business, (b) there are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations, proceedings, subpoenas, civil

 

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investigative demands or other requests for information relating to potential violations of Law pending (or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened) against or affecting NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity, the HomeAdvisor Business or any of their respective properties and (c) there are no Orders of any Governmental Entity against NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity or the HomeAdvisor Business.

 

Section 4.12                             Information Supplied.  The information supplied or to be supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives for inclusion in the Form S-4 shall not, at the time the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein.  The information supplied or to be supplied by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub or their Representatives for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall not, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of any meeting of Company stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein.  The Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (solely with respect to the portion thereof based on information supplied or to be supplied by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub or their Representatives for inclusion therein, but excluding any portion thereof based on information supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 4.13                             Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth on Section 4.13(a) of the IAC Disclosure Letter, there are no HomeAdvisor Benefit Plans.

 

(b)                                 Each HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in all material respects in compliance with its terms and applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code.  All material contributions or other amounts payable by the HomeAdvisor Entities with respect to each HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have been timely paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP.

 

(c)                                  There are no actions, suits, audits or investigations by any Governmental Entity, termination proceedings or other claims with respect to the HomeAdvisor Benefit Plans (except routine claims for benefits payable under the HomeAdvisor Benefit Plans) pending or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened, other than any such investigations, proceedings or claims that would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the HomeAdvisor Entities.

 

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(d)                                 No HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code.  During the immediately preceding six (6) years, no liability under Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by any HomeAdvisor Entity or their respective ERISA Affiliates or their respective predecessors that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a risk to the HomeAdvisor Entities or any such ERISA Affiliates of incurring (i) any such liability or (ii) any Controlled Group Liability with respect to any employee benefit plan that is not a HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan.

 

(e)                                  None of the HomeAdvisor Entities nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, at any time during the preceding six (6) years, contributed to, been obligated to contribute to or had any liability (including any contingent liability) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or a plan that has two or more contributing sponsors, at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA.

 

(f)                                   No HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan provides health insurance, life insurance or death benefits to current or former employees of any HomeAdvisor Entity beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code.

 

(g)                                  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event):  (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of any HomeAdvisor Entity to any payment or benefit (or result in the funding of any such payment or benefit) under any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan; (ii) increase the amount of any compensation, equity award or other benefits otherwise payable by any HomeAdvisor Entity under any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any compensation, equity award or other benefits under any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan; (iv) result in any “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) becoming due to any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of any HomeAdvisor Entity; or (v) limit or restrict the right of any HomeAdvisor Entity to merge, amend or terminate any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan.

 

Section 4.14                             Sufficiency of Assets.  At the Effective Time, NewCo and its Subsidiaries will, by virtue of the Contribution having taken place, taking into account all of the Ancillary Agreements, own, or have valid license to, all of the assets (other than the assets used by IAC and its Subsidiaries (excluding the HomeAdvisor Entities) to perform their respective obligations under the Ancillary Agreements), including Intellectual Property, necessary in all material respects to conduct the HomeAdvisor Business as it is being conducted as of the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.15                             Insurance.  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, (a) all insurance policies held by the HomeAdvisor Entities or IAC or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of the HomeAdvisor Entities and the HomeAdvisor Business (each, a “HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy”) are in full force and effect, (b) all premiums due and payable in respect of such insurance policies have been timely paid, and (c) no HomeAdvisor Entity nor, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC has reached or exceeded its policy limits for any such insurance policies.  Each HomeAdvisor Entity has complied in all material respects with the provisions of

 

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each HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy under which such person is the insured party.  Neither IAC nor any of the HomeAdvisor Entities has received any written notice of cancellation of any HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy, and there is no material claim by IAC or any HomeAdvisor Entity pending under any HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been denied or disputed.

 

Section 4.16                             Finders or Brokers.  Except for JP Morgan Securities LLC, neither IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub nor any HomeAdvisor Entity has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements who would be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Section 4.17                             Ownership of Company Common Stock.  Neither IAC, NewCo nor Merger Sub has beneficially owned during the immediately preceding three (3) years a number of shares of Company Common Stock that would make it an “interested stockholder” (as such term is defined §203 of the DGCL) of the Company.

 

Section 4.18                             Vote Required.  No vote is required by the holders of any class or series of IAC’s or NewCo’s capital stock to approve and adopt this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements under applicable law or pursuant to the rules of NASDAQ as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Section 4.19                             Tax Matters.

 

(a)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect:

 

(i)                                     NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries, and IAC have prepared and timely filed (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and all such Tax Returns are complete and accurate (in the case of any Tax Returns required to be filed by IAC, solely to the extent such Tax Returns relate in whole or in part to the HomeAdvisor Business);

 

(ii)                                  NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries, and IAC have timely paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by any of them or that NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities and each of their respective Subsidiaries, or IAC are obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor, stockholders or other third party (in each case, whether or not shown on any Tax Return and, in the case of any Taxes required to be paid or withheld by IAC, solely to the extent such Taxes relate in whole or in part to the HomeAdvisor Business), except with respect to matters contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which reserves have been established, in accordance with GAAP on the financial statements contained in the IAC SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement;

 

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(iii)                               all assessments against any of the HomeAdvisor Entities for Taxes due with respect to completed and settled examinations or any concluded litigation have been fully paid;

 

(iv)                              there are no audits, examinations, investigations or other similar proceedings pending or threatened in writing in respect of Taxes or Tax matters of the HomeAdvisor Entities;

 

(v)                                 the financial statements of IAC and its Subsidiaries contained in the IAC SEC Documents reflect accruals and reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for unpaid Taxes of the HomeAdvisor Business with respect to all periods through the date of such financial statements;

 

(vi)                              none of the HomeAdvisor Entities will be required to include any item of income in, or to exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (A) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing, (B) closing agreement, advance pricing agreement or other similar agreement with any Governmental Entity relating to Taxes entered into prior to the Closing, (C)  installment sale or open transaction disposition entered into prior to the Closing, (D) prepaid amounts received prior to the Closing Date, or (E) election under Section 108(i) of the Code;

 

(vii)                           there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the HomeAdvisor Entities other than statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable; and

 

(viii)                        none of the HomeAdvisor Entities is a party to or bound by any Tax Allocation Agreement (other than the Tax Sharing Agreement) or has any liability for Taxes of any person (other than IAC and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any analogous or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), or as transferee or successor.

 

(b)                                 None of IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action or knows of the existence of any fact that is reasonably likely to prevent or impede (i) the Merger (or, the Merger and a subsequent forward merger described in Section 5.13(d), taken together) from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or, alternatively, the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, from qualifying as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code, or (ii) the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, from qualifying as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code.

 

Section 4.20                             Intellectual Property.

 

(a)                                 Section 4.20(a) of the IAC Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list (in all material respects) as of the date of this Agreement of all HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property that is issued by, filed with, registered with, or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Entity (the “HomeAdvisor Registered Intellectual Property”).  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of IAC, (i) the

 

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HomeAdvisor Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting and has not been abandoned or cancelled, and (ii) no Proceeding (other than office actions in connection with the prosecution of applications) is pending or threatened in writing before any Governmental Entity, that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, registration, use or ownership of any HomeAdvisor Registered Intellectual Property.

 

(b)                                 A HomeAdvisor Entity owns the HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as has not or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  (i) No material Proceedings are pending against a HomeAdvisor Entity, or, are threatened in writing, alleging that a HomeAdvisor Entity is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property of any person; (ii) no person is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any material HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property, and no HomeAdvisor Entity has instituted or threatened to institute any Proceeding against any person with respect to the foregoing in this subsection (ii); and (iii) the operation by the HomeAdvisor Business as currently conducted does not infringe, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate, the Intellectual Property of any person, except, with respect to each of the foregoing in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) as has not or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, the HomeAdvisor Entities have taken commercially reasonable actions to protect all HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property which derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.  There has been no unauthorized disclosure of the HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property, except as has not or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, the Software that is owned by a HomeAdvisor Entity (“HomeAdvisor Software”) is not distributed under an Open Source License in a manner that would require any HomeAdvisor Software to (i) be disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (iii) be licensed, sold or distributed at no cost to the recipient.  The HomeAdvisor Entities are in compliance with all Open Source Licenses to which they are subject, except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)                                   Each HomeAdvisor Entity and, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC has (i) complied in all material respects with its HomeAdvisor Business Privacy Policies and with all applicable Privacy and Security Obligations, and (ii) taken measures to protect all Personal Data in its possession in all material respects against loss, damage, unauthorized access, or other misuse.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the transfer of all Personal Data maintained by the HomeAdvisor Entities and, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC to NewCo, is and will be compliant with all

 

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HomeAdvisor Business Privacy Policies and Privacy and Security Obligations.  To the knowledge of IAC, there has been no material loss, unauthorized access, or other misuse of any Personal Data held by or on the behalf of the HomeAdvisor Entities, including in a manner that would trigger a notification or reporting requirement under any Privacy and Security Obligation.

 

(g)                                  Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, all employees, agents, consultants, contractors or third parties that have contributed to or otherwise participated in the development of the HomeAdvisor Software have entered into valid and effective agreements assigning all of their Intellectual Property in the HomeAdvisor Software to a HomeAdvisor Entity.

 

(h)                                 Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, no HomeAdvisor Entity or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC: (i) is a party to any patent-related covenants or restrictive licenses that could limit the HomeAdvisor Entities’ ability to conduct the HomeAdvisor Business as currently conducted; and (ii) are not subject to any restrictions that result from exclusivity arrangements, rights of first refusal (or equivalent rights), government funding or commitments to license technology or Intellectual Property on “standard” or “reasonable” terms.

 

(i)                                     Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, none of the HomeAdvisor Entities or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC has taken any action that would result in: (i) a loss of, or Lien on, any HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property; (ii) a breach of or default under any Intellectual Property-related Contract related to the HomeAdvisor Business; (iii) the release, disclosure or delivery of any HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property by or to any escrow agent or other person; or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other person of any license or other right or interest under, to or in any HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property.

 

Section 4.21                             Affiliate Transactions.  To the knowledge of IAC, no officer, director or Affiliate (excluding the HomeAdvisor Entities) of IAC or its Subsidiaries or any individual in such officer’s or director’s immediate family (a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is material to the conduct of the HomeAdvisor Business, (b) with the exception of liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, owes money to, or is owed money by, a HomeAdvisor Business or (c) is a party to or the beneficiary of any Contract with a HomeAdvisor Entity that, if in effect immediately following the Effective Time, would be required to be reported by NewCo pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, except in each case for compensation and benefits payable under any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plans to officers and employees in their capacity as officers and employees (Contracts of the type referred to in this clause (c), “HomeAdvisor Affiliate Contracts”).

 

Section 4.22                             No Guarantor of Indebtedness.  Immediately following the Effective Time, NewCo will not be a guarantor of any indebtedness for borrowed money of IAC or any of IAC’s Affiliates, including any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of IAC or any of IAC’s Affiliates to purchase, pay or otherwise assure (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) indebtedness for borrowed money of IAC or any of IAC’s Subsidiaries.

 

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Immediately following the Effective Time, there will be no Liens on any of the assets of NewCo, other than Permitted Liens, arising under any indebtedness for borrowed money of IAC or any of IAC’s Subsidiaries (including any such obligations described in the prior sentence).

 

Section 4.23                             No Additional Representations.  Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV or in any certificates delivered by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub in connection with the Merger, the Company acknowledges that neither IAC, NewCo nor Merger Sub nor any person on behalf of IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or with respect to any other information provided to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the accuracy, completeness or currency thereof.

 

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

Section 5.1                                    Conduct of Business.

 

(a)                                 From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 (the “Termination Date”), and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) with the prior written consent of IAC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.1(a) or Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in all material respects, and shall use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their present lines of business, maintain their rights, franchises and Company Permits and preserve their relationships with employees, customers and suppliers.

 

(b)                                 The Company agrees with IAC that from the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, except (i) with the prior written consent of IAC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (ii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement or (iii) as set forth in Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company:

 

(A)                               shall not amend or restate any Company Organizational Document, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to amend or restate their respective certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or comparable constituent or organizational documents;

 

(B)                               shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (1) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance

 

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of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, except for any such transaction by a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company which remains a wholly owned Subsidiary after consummation of such transaction, or (2) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of or other ownership interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares or ownership interests other than other than (x) the acquisition by the Company of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the surrender of shares of Company Common Stock by holders of Company Options in order to pay the exercise price of such Company Options, (y) the withholding of shares of Company Common Stock to satisfy Tax obligations with respect to Company Equity Awards, and (z) the acquisition by the Company of Company Equity Awards in connection with the forfeiture of such awards;

 

(C)                               shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries that is not wholly owned by the Company or wholly owned Subsidiaries of any such Subsidiaries to, authorize or pay any dividends on or make any distribution with respect to its outstanding shares of capital stock (whether in cash, assets, stock or other securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries), except dividends or distributions by any Subsidiaries only to the Company or to any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(D)                               shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization, other than in connection with the Merger, or take any action with respect to any securities owned by such person that would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the Merger;

 

(E)                                shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any acquisition of any other person or business or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person with a value in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, except as made in connection with any transaction among the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or among the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries;

 

(F)                                 shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, or otherwise dispose of or encumber, other than any Permitted Liens, any properties or assets with a value in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, except (1) sales, transfers and dispositions of inventory and products, licenses of Intellectual Property not prohibited by clause (N) of this Section 5.1(b), (2) any other sales, leases, licenses, transfers, exchanges, swaps or dispositions or encumbrances of property or assets in the ordinary course of business or (3) pursuant to existing written Contracts or commitments as of the date of this Agreement which written Contracts or commitments are identified in Section 5.1(b)(F) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

 

(G)                               shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to authorize any capital expenditures in excess of $250,000 per month in the aggregate;

 

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(H)                              shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to  (1) modify, amend or terminate, agree to extend the term of, or waive any material rights under, any Company Material Contract other than renewals in the ordinary course of business of Contracts set forth in Section 3.19(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Letter (and that are not otherwise Company Material Contracts) for a renewal term of one (1) year or less unless cancellable by the Company or its Subsidiaries upon notice of ninety (90) days or less and without penalty or other liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (2) enter into any new Contract (x) which would be a Company Material Contract, or (y) having a term in excess of two (2) years unless (in the case of this clause (y)) such Contract is cancellable by the Company or its Subsidiaries upon notice of ninety (90) days or less and without penalty or other liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, any Company Material Contract that is a an employment agreement, which shall be governed by Section 5.1(b)(M));

 

(I)                                   shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change any material financial accounting policies or procedures or any of its methods of reporting income, deductions or other material items, except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law;

 

(J)                                   shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of its capital stock or other ownership interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares or ownership interest, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares of capital stock, ownership interest or convertible or exchangeable securities, or take any action to cause to be exercisable any otherwise unexercisable option under any existing Company Benefit Plans (except as otherwise provided by the terms of this Agreement or the express terms of any unexercisable or unexercised options outstanding), other than (1) issuances of shares of Company Common Stock in respect of the exercise or settlement of any Company Equity Awards outstanding on the date of this Agreement, (2) the acquisition of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Company Options or the settlement of a Company Equity Award, if necessary to effectuate an option direction upon exercise or for withholding of Taxes in accordance with their terms on the date of this Agreement, and (3) pledges under the Company Credit Agreement;

 

(K)                               shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (1) incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any (a) liabilities, contingent or otherwise, for borrowed money; (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bankers’ acceptances or similar obligations, instruments or facilities; (d) obligations to pay deferred purchase price of property or services; (e) leases that are required to be capitalized under GAAP; (f) indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right to be secured by) a lien on any asset of such person; (g) obligation under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to assets purchased by such person; (h) interest rate, currency or other hedging agreements; or (2) guarantee of any of the foregoing in subclause (1), except for (w) any indebtedness or obligations among the

 

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Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or among the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries; (x) for any guarantees by the Company of indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Company or guarantees by the Company’s Subsidiaries of indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (y) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and (z) obligations arising from inventory transactions in the ordinary course of business;

 

(L)                                shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (other than Tax claims or proceedings, which shall be governed by clause (O)), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that do not exceed $500,000 individually and $1,000,000 in the aggregate and do not involve any admission of wrongdoing or equitable relief;

 

(M)                            except as required by applicable Law or any Company Benefit Plan in existence as of the date of this Agreement, (1) increase the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors other than (x) increases in the compensation for independent contractors in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (y) increases to health and welfare benefits that are not material and that apply to all similarly situated employees, (2) grant to any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors any increase in severance or termination pay, (3) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses or incentive compensation, (4) enter into any employment, severance or retention agreement (excluding offer letters that provide for no severance or change in control benefits) with any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors, (5) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or Company Benefit Plan, (6) take any action to accelerate any payment or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, payable or to become payable to any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors, (7) terminate the employment of any employee or individual independent contractor whose total annual cash compensation exceeds $150,000, other than for poor performance or for “cause,” or (8) hire any employee or individual independent contractor whose total annual cash compensation exceeds $150,000; provided that this clause (8) shall not preclude the Company from hiring sales employees to fill vacant positions that arise from terminations of employment of non-management sales employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as the compensation terms for such newly hired non-management sales employees are no more favorable than the compensation terms applicable to the departed sales employee;

 

(N)                               shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (1) abandon, cancel, fail to renew, permit to lapse or fail to defend any challenge (other than a frivolous challenge) to any material Company Registered Intellectual Property or (2) sell, transfer, license or otherwise encumber any material Company Intellectual Property other than non-exclusive licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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material Tax accounting method, file any material amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement relating to material Taxes, request any material Tax ruling, settle or compromise any material Tax claim, liability or refund, extend the statutory period of limitations with respect to the assessment or collection of any material Tax, or surrender any claim for a material refund of Taxes; and

 

(P)                                 shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions that are prohibited pursuant to clauses (A) through (O) of this Section 5.1(b).

 

In addition, the Company agrees that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to make marketing expenditures in the remaining months of the 2017 calendar year in the amount set forth in Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter with determinations regarding the allocation of such amount among various marketing programs to be made by the Company in its reasonable discretion.

 

(c)                                  From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (i) as may be required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to IAC or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.1(c) of the IAC Disclosure Letter, IAC covenants and agrees that it shall conduct the HomeAdvisor Business in the ordinary course of business in all material respects, and shall use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact the HomeAdvisor Business’s present lines of business, maintain its rights, franchises and permits and preserve relationships with employees, customers and suppliers.

 

(d)                                 IAC agrees with the Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, that from the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, except (i) with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (ii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (iii) as set forth in Section 5.1(d) of the IAC Disclosure Letter or (iv) pursuant to the restructuring or reorganization of the HomeAdvisor Assets, HomeAdvisor Liabilities (each as defined in the Contribution Agreement) and HomeAdvisor Entities in connection with the Contribution and the Merger, IAC:

 

(A)                               shall not permit NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Entities to amend or restate the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or limited liability company agreement of the HomeAdvisor Entities or NewCo, in each case, in any manner that would be reasonably expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger or otherwise be adverse to the Company or the holders of Company Common Stock after giving effect to the conversion of the Company Common Stock in exchange for the Merger Consideration;

 

(B)                               shall not permit NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Entities to (1) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance

 

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of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, except, in the case of the HomeAdvisor Entities, for any such transaction by a wholly owned Subsidiary of the HomeAdvisor Entities which remains a wholly owned Subsidiary after consummation of such transaction, or (2) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of or other ownership interest in the HomeAdvisor Entities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares or ownership interests, other than the acquisition of such shares or securities pursuant to (x) any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan or (y) the exercise of any option or the settlement of any equity award, if necessary to effectuate an option direction upon exercise or for withholding of Taxes;

 

(C)                               shall not, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, and shall not permit NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Entities to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

(D)                               shall not, and shall not permit NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Entities or any other Subsidiary of IAC to make any acquisition of any other person or business or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person, which acquisition, loan, advances, capital contributions or investments would reasonably be expected to materially delay or impede the consummation of the Merger;

 

(E)                                shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, or otherwise dispose of or encumber, other than any Permitted Lien, any properties or assets of the HomeAdvisor Business with a value in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, except sales, transfers and dispositions of inventory and products, licenses of Intellectual Property and any other sales, leases, licenses, transfers, exchanges, swaps or dispositions or encumbrances of property or assets in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to IAC’s existing credit facility and guarantees thereof;

 

(F)                                 shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of the capital stock or other ownership interest in any of the HomeAdvisor Entities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares or ownership interest, any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares of capital stock, ownership interest or convertible or exchangeable securities or any HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award, other than (1) issuances, sales or dispositions of shares of capital stock by a HomeAdvisor Entity wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by IAC to another HomeAdvisor Entity wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by IAC, (2) the subsequent pledge of such shares acquired by such shareholders to third parties provided, however, in no event shall NewCo issue or sell, or authorize the issuance or sale, of any additional shares of the capital stock or other ownership interest in NewCo or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares or ownership interest, any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares of capital stock, ownership interest or convertible or exchangeable securities other than the IAC Share Issuance;

 

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(G)                               shall not, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, and shall not permit the HomeAdvisor Entities, to, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any indebtedness for borrowed money or any guarantee of such indebtedness, except for any (1) indebtedness or guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business of the HomeAdvisor Business and (2) any indebtedness or guarantees pursuant to IAC’s existing credit facility and bonds;

 

(H)                              shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any HomeAdvisor Affiliate Contract that will not be terminated at or prior to the Effective Time;

 

(I)                                   shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change or revoke any material income Tax election, change any tax accounting period or material tax accounting method, file any material amended Tax return, enter into any closing agreement relating to material Taxes, request any material Tax ruling, settle or compromise any material Tax liability or refund, extend the statutory period of limitations with respect to the assessment or collection of any material Tax, or surrender any claim for a material refund of Taxes; provided that this Section 5.1(d)(I) shall apply only to actions taken solely with respect to separate Tax returns of NewCo, Merger Sub, or any of the HomeAdvisor Entities, or Tax returns of any consolidated, combined, or unitary group which consists solely of any of the foregoing entities;

 

(J)                                   shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to abandon, cancel, fail to renew, permit to lapse or fail to defend any challenge (other than a frivolous challenge) to any material HomeAdvisor Registered Intellectual Property; and

 

(K)                               shall not agree or permit any of its Subsidiaries to agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

Section 5.2                                    Access.

 

(a)                                 For purposes of facilitating the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, each of the Company and IAC shall afford (i) the officers and employees and (ii) the accountants, consultants, legal counsel, financial advisors and agents and other representatives of the other party such reasonable access during normal business hours upon reasonable notice, throughout the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, in the case of the Company, to its and its Subsidiaries’, and in the case of IAC, to the HomeAdvisor Entities and their respective Subsidiaries’, respective personnel and properties, contracts, commitments, books and records and any report, schedule or other document filed or received by it pursuant to the requirements of applicable Laws and with such additional accounting, financing, operating, environmental and other data and information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries or the HomeAdvisor Entities and their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as the Company and IAC may reasonably request.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither IAC nor the Company shall be required to provide access to or make available to any person any document or information that, in the reasonable judgment of such party, (i) violates any of its or its Subsidiaries’ obligations with respect to confidentiality, (ii) is subject to any attorney-client, work-product or other legal privilege or (iii) the disclosure

 

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of which would violate any Law or legal duty (provided that the withholding party will use commercially reasonable efforts to allow such access or disclosure in a manner that does not result in loss or waiver of such privilege, including, but not limited to, entering into appropriate common interest or similar agreements) provided, further, that nothing herein shall authorize IAC or its Representatives to undertake any environmental testing or sampling at any of the properties owned, operated or leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries and nothing herein shall authorize the Company or its respective Representatives to undertake any environmental testing or sampling at any of the properties owned, operated or leased by IAC or its Subsidiaries.  Each of IAC and the Company agrees that prior to the Closing it will not, and will cause its Representatives not to, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 5.2(a) for any competitive or other purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements.  Each of the Company and IAC will use its commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption to the businesses of the other party that may result from requests for access.

 

(b)                                 The parties hereto hereby agree that all information provided to them or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements shall be governed in accordance with the confidential disclosure agreement, dated as of December 9, 2016, between the Company and IAC, as amended (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).  IAC and the Company agree that the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate and shall be of no further force and effect as of the Effective Time.

 

(c)                                  After the date of this Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall consult with IAC reasonably in advance of committing to any new marketing program as described on Section 5.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter expected to involve expenditures in excess of $250,000 and shall consider any reasonable input provided by IAC.

 

Section 5.3                                    No Solicitation.

 

(a)                                 Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.3, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause each of its Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors and employees to, and shall cause the agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other representatives (collectively “Representatives”) of the Company or any of its Affiliates to:  (A) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, knowing encouragement, discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to any Company Takeover Proposal, and promptly instruct or otherwise request, each person that has executed a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement within the twelve (12)-month period prior to the date of this Agreement in connection with any actual or potential Company Takeover Proposal to return or destroy all such confidential information or documents previously furnished in connection therewith or material incorporating any such information in the possession of such person or its Representatives, (B) terminate access by all persons (other than IAC and its Representatives) to any physical or electronic data rooms relating to a possible Company Takeover Proposal and (C) from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, not, directly or indirectly, (1) solicit, initiate or knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing confidential information) any inquiries regarding, or the making, submission or

 

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announcement by any person of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Takeover Proposal, (2) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any person regarding a Company Takeover Proposal, or furnish to any other person (other than IAC and its Representatives) any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any person (other than IAC and its Representatives), in each case in connection with or for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating a Company Takeover Proposal (other than to refer the inquiring person to this Section 5.3), (3) approve, endorse or recommend and Company Takeover Proposal or approve, endorse, recommend or enter into, or propose to approve, endorse, recommend or enter into, any letter of intent or similar document, agreement, commitment, or agreement in principle providing for a Company Takeover Proposal or (4) resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

(b)                                 Except as specifically provided by this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action to exempt any person from the restrictions on “business combinations” contained in § 203 of the DGCL or the Company Organizational Documents or otherwise cause such restrictions not to apply.  Except if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that any such action or forbearance would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not release any third party from, or waive, amend or modify any provision of, or grant permission under any (i) standstill provision in any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or (ii) confidentiality provision in any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (excluding any waiver, amendment, modification or permission under a confidentiality provision that does not, and would not reasonably be likely to, facilitate or encourage a Company Takeover Proposal).

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.3(a), if at any time from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval but not after, the Company receives a bona fide, unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal from any person that did not result from, directly or indirectly, a breach of this Section 5.3 and the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, and, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then the Company may (A) furnish, pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, information (including non-public information) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and afford access to the business, properties, assets, employees, officers, Contracts, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to the person that has made such Company Takeover Proposal and its Representatives; provided that the Company shall substantially concurrently with the delivery to such person provide to IAC any non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided or made available to such person or its Representatives unless such non-public information has been previously provided or made available to IAC and (B) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the person making such Company Takeover Proposal (including making counterproposals) and its Representatives regarding such Company Takeover Proposal.  “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means any customary confidentiality agreement that contains provisions that are no less favorable in the

 

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aggregate to the Company than those applicable to IAC that are contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, provided that such confidentiality agreement shall not prohibit compliance by the Company with any of the provisions of this Section 5.3 and provided, further, that such confidentiality agreement need not include explicit or implicit standstill provisions or otherwise restrict the making of or amendment or modification to Company Takeover Proposals.

 

(d)                                 The Company shall promptly (and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt) notify, orally and in writing, IAC of any Company Takeover Proposal received by the Company or any of its Representatives, which notice shall include the identity of the person making the Company Takeover Proposal and the material terms and conditions thereof, including unredacted copies of any written proposal relating thereto provided to the Company or any of its Representatives (including copies of any material amendments thereto) and indicate whether the Company has furnished nonpublic information to, or entered into discussions or negotiations with, such third party.  The Company shall keep IAC reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis as to the status of (including changes to any material terms of, and any other material developments with respect to) such Company Takeover Proposal.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours after any determination) advise IAC in writing if the Company Board of Directors determines to begin providing information or engaging in discussions or negotiations concerning a Company Takeover Proposal pursuant to Section 5.3(c). The Company agrees that it and its Subsidiaries will not enter into any agreement with any person subsequent to the date of this Agreement which prohibits the Company from providing any information to IAC in accordance with this Section 5.3.

 

(e)                                  Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.3(e), the Company Board of Directors shall not (i) (A) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus when disseminated to the Company stockholders (and at all times thereafter prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval), (B) change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, or authorize or publicly propose to change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to IAC, the Company Recommendation, (C) make, or publicly propose to make, any recommendation in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer other than a recommendation against such offer or a customary “stop, look and listen” communication by the Company Board of Directors of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act, (D) fail to recommend against a Company Takeover Proposal or fail to reaffirm the Company Recommendation, in either case within five (5) Business Days after a request by IAC to do so or (E) resolve, agree or publicly propose to take any such actions; provided, however, that (1) such five (5) Business Day period referred to in the foregoing clause (D) shall be extended for an additional five (5) Business Days following any material modification to any Company Takeover Proposal occurring after the receipt of IAC’s written request and (2) IAC shall be entitled to make such a written request for reaffirmation only once for each Company Takeover Proposal and once for each material amendment to such Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as an “Adverse Recommendation Change”), or (ii) authorize, approve or recommend or cause or permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, commitment or agreement in principle providing for any Company Takeover Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 5.3(c)).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, prior to the time the Company Stockholder

 

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Approval is obtained, the Company Board of Directors may make an Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to such Superior Proposal and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(h) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by such Superior Proposal, in either case if (x) the Company is not in breach of this Section 5.3 and (y) after receiving a bona fide unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal that did not result from, directly or indirectly, a breach of Section 5.3(a), the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith, (i) after consultation with outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and (ii) after consultation with outside legal counsel, in light of such Company Takeover Proposal, that the failure to make such an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Company Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; providedhowever, that, prior to making any Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h), (A) the Company has given IAC at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to make such an Adverse Recommendation Change (which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal) and has contemporaneously provided to IAC a copy of the Superior Proposal and a copy of any written proposed transaction documents relating to such Superior Proposal (including any financing commitments related thereto), (B) the Company has negotiated in good faith with IAC during such notice period, to the extent IAC wishes to negotiate in good faith, to enable IAC to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause such Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, (C) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by IAC, and shall have determined, after consultation with outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed by IAC were to be given effect, and (D) in the event of any change to any material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to IAC an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) above of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence (except that the three (3) Business Day period notice period referred to in clause (A) above of this proviso shall instead be equal to two (2) Business Days) during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(e) anew with respect to such additional notice, including clauses (A) through (D) above of this proviso.

 

(f)                                   Other than in connection with a Superior Proposal (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to Section 5.3(e) and shall not be subject to this Section 5.3(f)), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Company Board of Directors from making an Adverse Recommendation Change (other than as described in clause (C) of the definition thereof) in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure of the Company Board of Directors to make an Adverse Recommendation Change (other than pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof) would be inconsistent with the Company Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that, prior to making such Adverse Recommendation Change, (A) the Company has given IAC at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, which notice shall specify in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, (B) the Company has negotiated, and directed

 

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its Representatives to negotiate, in good faith with IAC during such notice period after giving any such notice, to the extent IAC wishes to negotiate in good faith, to enable IAC to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would not permit the Company Board of Directors to make an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 5.3(f) and (C) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by IAC, and shall have determined, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change (other than pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof) in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with the Company Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law.

 

(g)                                  Nothing contained in this Section 5.3 shall prohibit the Company or the Company Board of Directors from taking and disclosing to the stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act or from making any “stop, look and listen” communication or any other similar disclosure to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act if, in the determination in good faith of the Company Board of Directors, after consultation with outside counsel, the failure so to disclose would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties under applicable Law or obligations under applicable federal securities Law of the Company Board of Directors, provided that any public disclosure (other than any “stop, look and listen” statement made under Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) by the Company or the Company Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 5.3(g) shall be deemed to be an Adverse Recommendation Change unless the Company Board expressly and publicly reaffirms the Company Recommendation in such disclosure.

 

Section 5.4                                    Filings; Other Actions.

 

(a)                                 As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, IAC and the Company shall prepare, and IAC shall cause NewCo to file with the SEC, the Form S-4, which will include the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.  Each of IAC and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after such filing and to keep the Form S-4 effective as long as necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements.  The Company will cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders as soon as reasonably practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act.  IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts, and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with IAC, to keep the Form S-4 effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger.  IAC shall also cause NewCo to take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the issuance and reservation of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in the Merger, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of Company Common Stock, or holders of a beneficial interest therein, as may be reasonably requested by IAC in connection with any such action.  No filing or mailing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be made by IAC or the Company, as applicable, without the other’s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and without

 

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providing the other party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon (which comments shall be considered by the other party in good faith); provided, however, that the Company, in connection with an Adverse Recommendation Change or if otherwise required by Law (on the advice of outside counsel), may amend or supplement the Proxy Statement/Prospectus pursuant to a Qualifying Amendment, and in such event, this right of approval shall apply only with respect to information relating to IAC or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, financial condition or results of operations.  A “Qualifying Amendment” means an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and, thereby, an amendment or supplement to the Form S-4 (by way of incorporation by reference) to the extent it contains (a) an Adverse Recommendation Change, (b) a statement of the reason of the Board of Directors of the Company for making such Adverse Recommendation Change, and (c) additional information reasonably related to the foregoing.

 

(b)                                 Each of the Company and IAC shall promptly notify the other upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 and advise the other party or any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4.  Each of the Company and IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comment from the SEC with respect to the Form S-4.  IAC or the Company, as applicable, will advise the other promptly after it receives oral or written notice of the time when the Form S-4 has become effective or any supplement or amendment thereto has been filed, the threat or issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any oral or written request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information, and will promptly provide the other with copies of any written communication from the SEC or any state securities commission.  If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to IAC or the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by IAC or the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that any of such documents would not include a misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the stockholders of the Company.

 

(c)                                  As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, each of IAC and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to make and to cause NewCo to make all other filings required to be made with respect to the Mergers and the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and applicable state “blue sky” Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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(d)                                 As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Laws and the Company Organizational Documents to establish a record date for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting.  As promptly as reasonably practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus by the SEC, the Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Laws and the Company Organizational Documents to duly give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval (the “Company Stockholders’ Meeting”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, and IAC may require the Company to, adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders’ Meeting to a date that is not more than twenty (20) days after the date for which the Company Stockholders’ Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) if sufficient votes to constitute the Company Stockholder Approval have not been obtained.  Once the Company has established a record date for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, the Company shall not change such record date or establish a different record for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting without the prior written consent of IAC, unless required to do so by applicable Law or the Company’s bylaws.  The Company will, except in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change in compliance with Section 5.3(e) or Section 5.3(f) as applicable, through the Company Board of Directors, recommend that its stockholders adopt this Agreement and will use reasonable best efforts to (i) solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and (ii) take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of its stockholders required by the rules of the NASDAQ or applicable Laws to obtain such approvals.  Prior to the date of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, the Company shall, upon the reasonable request of IAC, direct the proxy solicitor or other agent of the Company to advise IAC, once a day for each of the seven (7) Business Days prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, as to the aggregate tally of proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Stockholder Approval.

 

Section 5.5                                    Regulatory Approvals; Efforts.

 

(a)                                 Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and without limiting any other provision hereof, each of IAC and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions and to do or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including:  (i) making filings and responding to inquiries under the HSR Act; (ii) defending any Actions, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements; and (iii) executing and delivering any additional instruments or documents necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out and document the intent of, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(b)                                 IAC and the Company will file, or cause to be filed, their respective initial pre-merger notifications under the HSR Act no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement.

 

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of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act.  The Company and IAC shall keep each other apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, any Governmental Entity regarding HSR Act matters, and shall comply as promptly as practicable with any such inquiry or request.  Each of the Company and IAC shall direct its counsel (to the extent permitted by applicable Law and in each case regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements and without waiving attorney-client, work product or any other applicable privilege) to furnish to the other’s counsel such reasonably necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other may request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act.  Unless required by applicable Law, none of the Company or IAC or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives shall independently contact any Governmental Entity or participate in any meeting or discussion (or any other substantive communication by any means) with any Governmental Entity regarding HSR Act matters without giving, in the case of IAC and its Affiliates, the Company, and in the case of the Company and its Affiliates, IAC prior reasonable notice of the meeting or discussion, and, to the extent permitted by the relevant Governmental Entity, the opportunity to attend and participate at the meeting or discussion (which, at the request of the Company or IAC, as applicable, shall be limited to outside antitrust counsel only).

 

(d)                                 Without limiting the generality of Section 5.5(a), Section 5.5(b) and Section 5.5(c), but subject to Section 5.5(e), IAC shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use its and their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions, including taking all such further action as may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as any Governmental Entity may assert under any antitrust or competition Law with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any such Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements so as to enable Closing to occur as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event no later than the End Date), including (x) proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of any assets or businesses of NewCo or any of its Subsidiaries (including HomeAdvisor, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing) and (y) otherwise taking or committing to take any actions that after the Closing would limit the freedom of NewCo or its Subsidiaries (including HomeAdvisor, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing) with respect to, or their ability to retain, one or more of their businesses, product lines or assets, in each case as may be required in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any Order that would otherwise have the effect of preventing the Closing or delaying the Closing beyond the End Date; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall become subject to, or be required to consent or agree to or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order, unless such requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order is binding only in the event that the Closing occurs and; provided, further that any proposed sale, divestiture or disposition of any assets or businesses of NewCo or any of its Subsidiaries (including HomeAdvisor, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing) may only occur

 

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following the Contribution with such proceeds of any such sale, divestiture or disposition being paid to NewCo.

 

(e)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of IAC nor any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates shall be required to offer or commit to hold separate, sell, divest or dispose of any assets or businesses of IAC or any of its Subsidiaries (including NewCo, HomeAdvisor, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing) that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect as measured against the Company.

 

Section 5.6                                    Takeover Statutes.  If any “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “supermajority,” “affiliate transactions” or “business combination statute or regulation” or other similar state anti-takeover Laws and regulations becomes, or is deemed applicable to the Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, the Company shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Section 5.7                                    Public Announcements.

 

(a)                                 Unless otherwise required by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any securities exchange, each party shall consult with each other before issuing any press release, public statement or other public communication with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements and, subject to the requirements of applicable Law, the rules of any securities exchange or regulatory body, court process or rule, shall not issue any such press release, public statement or other public communication prior to such consultation.  IAC and the Company agree to issue a mutually acceptable initial joint press release announcing the execution of this Agreement and other initial communications regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.7 shall not apply to any release or announcement made with respect to any Adverse Recommendation Change made in compliance with Section 5.3.

 

(b)                                 Unless an Adverse Recommendation Change has occurred, the Company shall consult with IAC regarding the form and content of any public disclosure of any material developments or matters involving the Company, including earnings releases and regulatory matters, reasonably in advance of publication and release.

 

Section 5.8                                    Indemnification and Insurance.

 

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Company or its Subsidiaries as provided in their respective certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect.  For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, NewCo and the Surviving Company shall maintain in effect (to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law) any and all exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of the Company’s and any of its Subsidiaries’ certificate of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time or in any indemnification agreements of the Company or its Subsidiaries with any of their respective current or former directors, officers or employees in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions or the exculpation, indemnification or advancement of expenses provisions of the Surviving Company’s organizational documents in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any  individuals who immediately before the Effective Time were current or former directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification and exculpation in respect of any Action pending or asserted or any claim made within such period shall continue until the disposition of such Action or resolution of such claim.

 

(b)                                 The Surviving Company shall, and NewCo shall cause the Surviving Company to, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless (and advance funds in respect of each of the foregoing) each current and former director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such person’s heirs, executors or administrators, an “Indemnified Party”), in each case against any costs or expenses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking consistent with the Company Organizational Documents and applicable Law to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (an “Action”), arising out of, relating to or in connection with any action or omission by them in their capacities as such occurring or alleged to have occurred whether commenced before or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and including acts or omissions in connection with such Indemnified Party serving as an officer, director, employee or other fiduciary of any entity if such service was at the request or for the benefit of the Company).  In the event of any such Action, the Surviving Company shall cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any such Action.

 

(c)                                  For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, NewCo shall cause to be maintained in effect the coverage provided by the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the date of this Agreement by the Company and its Subsidiaries or provide substitute policies for the Company and its current and former directors and officers who are currently covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance coverage in effect as of the date of this

 

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Agreement by the Company and its Subsidiaries, in either case, of not less than the existing coverage and have other terms not less favorable to the insured persons than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance coverage with respect to matters existing or arising on or before the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that NewCo shall not be required to pay annual premiums in excess of 300% of the last annual premium paid by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement in respect of the coverages (the “Maximum Amount”) required to be obtained pursuant hereto, but in such case shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage possible that does not exceed 300% of the last annual premium paid by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement.  If (i) the Company elects, with the prior written consent of IAC, or (ii) IAC elects, then the Company or IAC, as applicable, may at NewCo’s cost, prior to the Effective Time, purchase a “tail policy” with respect to acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred prior to the Effective Time that were committed or alleged to have been committed by such Indemnified Parties in their capacity as such; provided that in no event shall the cost of such policy, if purchased by the Company, exceed the Maximum Amount and, if such a “tail policy” is purchased, NewCo shall have no further obligations under this Section 5.8(c).

 

(d)                                 NewCo shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 5.8.

 

(e)                                  The rights of each Indemnified Party shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other applicable rights such Indemnified Party may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Company, any other indemnification arrangement, the DGCL or otherwise.

 

(f)                                   The obligations of NewCo and the Surviving Company under this Section 5.8 shall not be terminated, amended or modified in any manner so as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party (including their successors, heirs and legal representatives) to whom this Section 5.8 applies without the consent of such Indemnified Party.  It is expressly agreed that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement that may be to the contrary, (i) the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 5.8 applies shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.8, and (ii) this Section 5.8 shall survive consummation of the Merger and shall be enforceable by such Indemnified Parties and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives against NewCo and the Surviving Company and their respective successors and assigns.

 

(g)                                  In the event NewCo or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then and in each such case, NewCo shall cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of NewCo assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.8.

 

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Section 5.9                                    Employee Matters.

 

(a)                                 During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, IAC shall cause the Company or its Subsidiaries to provide each employee of Company and its Subsidiaries who continues to be employed by NewCo or its Subsidiaries (including Company and its Subsidiaries) immediately following the Effective Time for so long as such employee is employed following the Effective Time (collectively, the “Continuing Employees”) with (i) a base salary or base wage rate, as applicable, that is no less favorable than the base salary or base wage rate, as applicable, provided by Company or any such Subsidiary to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) other compensation and employee benefits that are no less favorable in the aggregate than either (A) those provided by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time or (B) those provided by IAC to similarly situated employees of IAC.

 

(b)                                 With respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by NewCo or any of its Subsidiaries in which any Continuing Employee becomes a participant, such Continuing Employee shall receive full credit for service with Company or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting, to the same extent such service was recognized as of the Effective Time under a comparable plan of Company and its Subsidiaries in which the Continuing Employee participated (but not for purposes of benefit accrual under any defined benefit pension plans, special or early retirement programs, window separation programs, or similar plans which may be in effect from time to time); provided that in no event shall such service recognition result in any duplication of benefits.  To the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of any insurance policy, IAC shall waive, or cause to be waived, any preexisting condition limitations, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements under any welfare benefit plan maintained by IAC or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Continuing Employees (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to participate from and after the Effective Time, except to the extent that such preexisting condition limitations, exclusions and waiting periods would not have been satisfied or waived under the comparable plan of Company and its Subsidiaries in which the Continuing Employee participated.

 

(c)                                  Nothing in this Section 5.9 shall (i) be treated as an amendment of, or undertaking to amend, any employee benefit plan, (ii) prohibit IAC or any of its Subsidiaries from amending or terminating any employee benefit plan or (iii) confer any rights or benefits on any person other than the parties to this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit IAC from terminating or causing Company to terminate (A) any employee benefit plan following the Effective Time, or (B) the employment (for any reason or for no reason) of any Continuing Employee following the Effective Time without the provision of further salary, bonus or benefits following such termination, except to the extent required by applicable Law.

 

Section 5.10                             Control of Operations.  Without in any way limiting any party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement, the parties understand and agree that (a) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give IAC or the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the other party’s operations prior to the Effective Time and (b) prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company and IAC shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries operations.

 

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Section 5.11                             Section 16 Matters.  Prior to the Effective Time, NewCo and the Company shall take all such steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Company Common Stock) or acquisitions of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to NewCo Class A Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company or will become subject to such reporting requirements with respect to NewCo, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 5.12                             Transaction Litigation.  The Company shall promptly advise IAC of any litigation against the Company and/or its directors or executive officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, and shall keep IAC reasonably informed regarding any such litigation.  The Company shall provide IAC with the opportunity to participate in the Company’s defense or settlement of any litigation against the Company and/or its directors or executive officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger.  The Company agrees that it shall not settle, or offer to settle, any such litigation relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, without the prior written consent of IAC, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Section 5.13                             Certain Tax Matters.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement is intended to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g).

 

(b)                                 None of the Company, IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall take, or omit to take, any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent or impede (i) the Merger (or, the Merger and a subsequent forward merger described in Section 5.13(d), taken together) from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or, alternatively, the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, from qualifying as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code, or (ii) the Contribution and IAC Share Issuance, taken together, from qualifying as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code.

 

(c)                                  Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall cause the assets of AL BV Investment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to be owned (or treated for federal income tax purposes as being owned) directly by the Company pursuant to one or more transactions that are collectively treated as a “complete liquidation” of AL BV Investment, Inc. within the meaning of Sections 332(a) and 337(a) of the Code or a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

(d)                                 Prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to evaluate additional steps (including a forward merger of the Company subsequent to the Merger) that could be taken to preserve the intended treatment of the Merger as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code in the event that the Merger otherwise would not so qualify.

 

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Section 5.14                             NASDAQ Listing.  Each of IAC and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause NewCo Class A Common Stock issuable in the Merger and such other NewCo Class A Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of options and other equity awards of NewCo to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing Date.  IAC shall provide the Company with the opportunity to review, comment on and approve any filings or submissions to be made to the NASDAQ and to participate in any proceeding before the NASDAQ in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.14.

 

Section 5.15                             NASDAQ De-listing; 1934 Act Deregistration.  IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Company Common Stock to be de-listed from the NASDAQ and deregistered under the 1934 Act as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time.  The Company shall reasonably cooperate with IAC in connection with the actions contemplated by this Section 5.15.

 

Section 5.16                             Company Indebtedness.

 

(a)                                 The Company shall deliver to IAC, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Time, a payoff letter with respect to the Financing Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2014, by and among the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the lenders party thereto and TCW Asset Management Company, as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Company Credit Agreement”), which payoff letter shall provide, subject to customary exceptions, that upon receipt from or on behalf of the Company of the payoff amount set forth in the payoff letter, (a) the indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Company Credit Agreement and instruments related thereto shall be satisfied, and all obligations of the lenders terminated, and (b) all Liens relating to the assets, rights and properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Company Credit Agreement to secure such indebtedness, shall be released and terminated.  Prior to the Effective Time, IAC or one of its Subsidiaries shall provide, pursuant to the Intercompany Note, all funds to the Company required to pay off all amounts outstanding under the Company Credit Agreement (including accrued and unpaid interest, related fees and expenses); provided that the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use such funds to effect such repayment.

 

Section 5.17                             Notification of Certain Matters.  Each of the Company and IAC shall promptly notify the other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (a) has had or is reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, in the case of the Company, or HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, in the case of IAC or (b) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein; provided that any failure to give notice in accordance with the foregoing with respect to any change or event shall not be deemed to constitute a violation of this Section 5.17 or the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to be satisfied, or otherwise constitute a breach of this Agreement by the party failing to give such notice, in each case unless the underlying change or event would independently result in a failure of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to be satisfied.

 

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Section 5.18                             Ancillary Agreements.

 

(a)                                 IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance in accordance with Section 1.1 and the Ancillary Agreements.  Without limiting the foregoing, IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each condition set forth in Section 2.04(c) of the Contribution Agreement (other than Section 2.04(c)(1)) to be satisfied as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement.  IAC shall enter into, and shall cause NewCo to enter into, the Ancillary Agreements (in the forms attached to this Agreement, or as amended pursuant to Section 5.18(b) below) to which IAC and/or NewCo is a party at or prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b)                                 Any changes proposed by IAC prior to the Effective Time to any of the Ancillary Agreements from the forms attached to this Agreement as Exhibits E—J (or if the Ancillary Agreements are executed prior to the Effective Time, to such executed documents) shall be subject to the prior approval of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided it shall be deemed reasonable for the Company to withhold its consent to any such proposed changes which would be adverse in any material respect to the Company or the Company’s stockholders).

 

Section 5.19                             Obligations of NewCo and Merger Sub.  IAC shall take all action necessary to cause each of NewCo and Merger Sub to perform their respective obligations to be performed under this Agreement prior to the Effective Time and to cause Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, respectively.

 

Section 5.20                             Financial Statements.  As promptly as reasonably practicable and in no event later than August 1, 2017, IAC shall provide the Company with (i) the audited combined and consolidated financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, including the combined statements of income, equity and cash flows of the HomeAdvisor Business, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (collectively, the “Audited Financial Statements”) and (ii) the unaudited combined and consolidated financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business for applicable interim periods required to be included in the Form S-4 on August 1, 2017 pursuant to for SEC rules (the “Unaudited Interim Financial Statements”), prepared in all material respects from the books and records of IAC and its Subsidiaries and in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved and the rules and regulations of the SEC, including the requirements of Regulation S-X. IAC will use reasonable best efforts to procure, at its expense, the delivery of the consents of its independent accountants required to be filed with the Form S-4 Registration Statement or any future registration statement until such independent accountant consents are no longer required.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

Section 6.1                                    Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.  The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment (or

 

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waiver by all parties, to the extent permissible under applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                 The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained;

 

(b)                                 No Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have been entered and shall continue to be in effect and no Law shall have been adopted or be effective, in each case that prohibits the consummation of the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Contribution or the IAC Share Issuance;

 

(c)                                  Any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements shall have been terminated or shall have expired;

 

(d)                                 The Form S-4 shall have been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form S-4 shall have been issued by the SEC and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC; and

 

(e)                                  The shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

Section 6.2                                    Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger.  The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Company) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                 (i) the representations and warranties of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.2(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for only de minimis inaccuracies) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), (ii) the representations and warranties of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.2 (other than Section 4.2(a) which is addressed in the preceding clause (i)), Section 4.3(a), Section 4.10(b) and Section 4.16 shall be true and correct in all material respects, both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date) and (iii) the other representations and warranties of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub set forth in Article IV shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date),  except with respect to this clause (iii) where such failures to be so true and correct (without regard to “materiality” and similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)                                 IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub shall have in all material respects performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to the Effective Time;

 

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(c)                                  Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)                                 IAC shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by IAC’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(c) with respect to the representation, warranties and obligations of IAC have been satisfied;

 

(e)                                  A certificate of NewCo and of Merger Sub, dated the Closing Date and signed by duly authorized officers thereof, shall have been delivered to the Company certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(c) with respect to the representations, warranties and obligations of NewCo or Merger Sub, as applicable, have been satisfied;

 

(f)                                   The Company shall have received a written opinion from Sidley Austin LLP, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, and based on the facts, representations, assumptions and exclusions set forth or referred to in such opinion, to the effect that either (A) the Merger (or, the Merger and a subsequent forward merger described in Section 5.13(d), taken together) will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (B) the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code.  Such counsel shall be entitled to rely upon representation letters from each of NewCo, Merger Sub and the Company (and, in the case of the opinion described in clause (B), IAC) in form and substance satisfactory to such counsel;

 

(g)                                  IAC shall deliver each duly executed Ancillary Agreement to the Company and each Ancillary Agreement shall be, or will automatically be at the Effective Time, in full force and effect; and

 

(h)                                 the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance shall have been completed in accordance with the Contribution Agreement.

 

Section 6.3                                    Conditions to Obligation of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger.  The obligation of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is further subject to the fulfillment (or the waiver by IAC) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                 (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.2(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for only de minimis inaccuracies) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.1(a), Section 3.2(b), Section 3.2(c), Section 3.3(a), Section 3.11(b), Section 3.20 and Section 3.21 shall be true and correct in all material respects, both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date) and (iii) the other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in

 

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Article III shall be true and correct both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except with respect to this clause (iii) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without regard to any qualifications or exceptions contained as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect contained in such representations and warranties) has not had or would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)                                 The Company shall have in all material respects performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Effective Time;

 

(c)                                  Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)                                 The Company shall have delivered to IAC a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a), Section 6.3(b) and Section 6.3(c) have been satisfied; and

 

(e)                                  IAC shall have received a written opinion from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to IAC, dated as of the Closing Date, and based on the facts, representations, assumptions and exclusions set forth or referred to in such opinion, to the effect that the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, will qualify as an exchange as described in Section 351(a) of the Code.  Such counsel shall be entitled to rely upon representation letters from each of IAC, NewCo and the Company in form and substance satisfactory to such counsel.

 

Section 6.4                                    Frustration of Closing Conditions.  Neither the Company nor IAC may rely, either as a basis for not consummating the Merger or terminating this Agreement and abandoning the Merger, on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.3, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s Willful and Material Breach of any material provision of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

TERMINATION

 

Section 7.1                                    Termination or Abandonment.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained (except as otherwise provided below):

 

(a)                                 by the mutual written consent of the Company and IAC;

 

(b)                                 by either the Company or IAC, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or prior to February 1, 2018 (the “End Date”); provided that the right to

 

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terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to a party if the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the material breach by such party of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement of such party set forth in this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  by either the Company or IAC, if an Order shall have been entered by a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Contribution or the IAC Share Issuance, and such Order shall have become final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to a party if such injunction was primarily due to the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(d)                                 by either the Company or IAC, if the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) shall have concluded and the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained;

 

(e)                                  by the Company, if IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) if it occurred or was continuing to occur on the Closing Date, would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) and (ii) by its nature, cannot be cured prior to the End Date or, if such breach or failure is capable of being cured by the End Date, IAC has not cured such breach or failure within twenty (20) Business Days after receiving written notice from the Company describing such breach or failure in reasonable detail (provided that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein that would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b));

 

(f)                                   by IAC, if the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) if it occurred or was continuing to occur on the Closing Date, would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) and (ii) by its nature, cannot be cured prior to the End Date or, if such breach or failure is capable of being cured by the End Date, the Company has not cured such breach or failure within twenty (20) Business Days after receiving written notice from IAC describing such breach or failure in reasonable detail (provided that IAC is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein that would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b));

 

(g)                                  by IAC, prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval in the event of an Adverse Recommendation Change; or

 

(h)                                 by the Company, prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by a Superior Proposal (it being understood that the Company shall enter into such definitive agreement concurrently with the termination of this Agreement), but only if the Company is in compliance with Section 5.3 of this Agreement; provided, that the

 

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Company shall prior to or concurrently with such termination pay the  Company Termination Fee to an account designated by IAC pursuant to Section 7.3.

 

Section 7.2                                    Effect of Termination.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and the basis therefor described in reasonable detail, and this Agreement shall terminate (except for Section 5.2(b), this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article VIII), and there shall be no other liability on the part of the Company (including its directors, officers, stockholders, employees or Representatives), on the one hand, or IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub (including, in each case, its respective directors, officers, employees or Representatives), on the other hand, to the other except as provided in the Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 7.2, Section 7.3, and liability arising out of or the result of, fraud or any Willful and Material Breach of any covenant or agreement or Willful and Material Breach of any representation or warranty in this Agreement occurring prior to termination, in which case the aggrieved party shall not be limited to expense reimbursement or any fee payable pursuant to Section 7.3, and shall be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

 

Section 7.3                                    Termination Fee.

 

(a)                                 If this Agreement is terminated:

 

(i)                                     by the Company, pursuant to Section 7.1(h);

 

(ii)                                  by IAC pursuant to Section 7.1(g) in the event of an Adverse Recommendation Change; or

 

(iii)                               (x) by the Company or IAC pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(d) of this Agreement, or by IAC pursuant to Section 7.1(f) based on the condition set forth in Section 6.3(b) of this Agreement, (y) a Company Takeover Proposal shall have been made or communicated to the Company Board of Directors or shall have been publicly announced or shall have become publicly known and (1) in the case of termination pursuant to Section 7.1(d) shall not have been publicly withdrawn by a date that is at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and (2) in the case of termination pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(f), shall not have been withdrawn prior to such termination, and (z) within nine (9) months of the termination of this Agreement, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement with a third party with respect to or consummates a transaction that is a Company Takeover Proposal with a third party (or a third party otherwise consummates a transaction that is a Company Takeover Proposal);

 

(iv)                              then the Company shall pay to IAC $20,000,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”) by wire transfer (to an account designated by IAC) in immediately available funds (A) in the case of clause (i), prior to or concurrently with such termination, (B) in the case of clause (ii), within two (2) Business Days of such termination, or (C) in the case of clause (iii), upon the earlier of the entry into a definitive

 

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agreement with respect to such Company Takeover Proposal and the consummation of such transaction.

 

(b)                                 The payment of the Company Termination Fee shall be compensation and liquidated damages for the loss suffered by IAC as a result of the failure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to be consummated and to avoid the difficulty of determining damages under the circumstances and the Company shall not have any other liability to IAC after the payment of the Company Termination Fee, except in the case of fraud or a Willful and Material Breach.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the Company Termination Fee is not intended to be a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate IAC in the circumstances in which such Company Termination Fee is due and payable and which do not involve fraud or Willful and Material Breach, for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision.  In no event shall IAC be entitled to more than one payment of the Company Termination Fee in connection with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to which the Company Termination Fee is payable.  Solely for purposes of this Section 7.3, “Company Takeover Proposal” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.15(b)(xiii), except that all references to 15% shall be changed to 50%.

 

(c)                                  Each of the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 7.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, and that, without these agreements, the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub would not enter into this Agreement.  Accordingly, if the Company fails to pay in a timely manner any amount due pursuant to this Section 7.3 and, in order to obtain such payment, IAC commences a suit that results in an award against the Company for such amount, then the Company shall reimburse IAC for all costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred in such suit and pay interest on such amount from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment at the prime rate set forth in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 8.1                                    No Survival.  None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any schedule, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time, except for covenants and agreements which by their terms contemplate performance after the Effective Time or otherwise expressly by their terms survive termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time.

 

Section 8.2                                    Expenses.  Except as set forth in Section 7.3, whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by the party incurring or required to incur such expenses.

 

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Section 8.3                                    Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, but shall not become effective unless and until one or more counterparts hereof have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered (by telecopy, electronic delivery or otherwise) to all the other parties hereto.  Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.

 

Section 8.4                                    Governing Law.  This Agreement, and all claims, disputes or causes of action (whether at Law, in contract or in tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

Section 8.5                                    Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement.  The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur (for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy) in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed, or were threatened to be not performed, in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it, including monetary damages, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction, over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) and all such rights and remedies at law or in equity shall be cumulative, except as may be limited by Section 7.3.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any other party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity.  The parties further agree that no party to this Agreement shall be required to obtain, secure, furnish or post any bond, security or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 8.5 and each party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, securing, furnishing or posting of any such bond, security or similar instrument.  In addition, each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware).  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that

 

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it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements in any court other than the aforesaid courts.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.  Each of IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the service of process in accordance with Section 8.7; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

Section 8.6                                    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING (WHETHER AT LAW, IN CONTRACT, IN TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS.

 

Section 8.7                                    Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when received when sent by email or facsimile by the party to be notified, provided, however, that notice given by email or facsimile shall not be effective unless and until the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email or fax or any other method described in this Section 8.7 or (c) when delivered by a courier (with confirmation of delivery); in each case to the party to be notified at the following address:

 

To IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub:

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, New York 10011
Facsimile:
                                         (212) 632-9551
Email:                                                            gregg.winiarski@iac.com
Attention:                                         Gregg J. Winiarski

 

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with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York  10019
Facsimile:
                                         (212) 403-2000
Email:                                                            AJNussbaum@wlrk.com
                                                                                                AZPreiss@wlrk.com

Attention:                                         Andrew J. Nussbaum
                                                                                                Alison Z. Preiss

 

To the Company:

 

Angie’s List, Inc.
1030 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
                 
Email:            Legal@angieslist.com                                                                         
Attention: Chief Counsel/Legal Department

 

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Sidley Austin LLP
1001 Page Mill Road, Building 1
Palo Alto, California 94304
Facsimile:
                                         (650) 565-7100
Email:                                                            mwellington@sidley.com

jfitchen@sidley.com
Attention:
                                         Martin A. Wellington

Jennifer F. Fitchen

 

 

or to such other address as any party shall specify by written notice so given, and such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered as of the date so telecommunicated or personally delivered.  Any party to this Agreement may notify, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 8.7, any other party of any changes to the address or any of the other details specified in this paragraph; provided, however, that such notification shall only be effective on the date specified in such notice or five (5) Business Days after the notice is properly given, whichever is later.  Rejection or other refusal to accept a notice duly given in the manner set forth herein or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver.

 

Section 8.8                                    Assignment; Binding Effect.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that each of Merger Sub, NewCo and IAC may assign any of their rights hereunder to a wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of IAC or NewCo without the prior written consent of the Company, but no

 

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such assignment shall relieve IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub of any of its obligations hereunder.  Subject to the first sentence of this Section 8.8, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 8.8 shall be null and void.

 

Section 8.9                                    Severability.  Any term, covenant, restriction or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms, covenants, restrictions and provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.  If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

 

Section 8.10                             Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, the Company Disclosure Letter, the IAC Disclosure Letter, the Ancillary Agreements, the Confidentiality Agreement and the non-disclosure letter agreement between the Company and IAC dated March 1, 2017, constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties, or among any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and, subject to Section 8.13, this Agreement is not intended to grant standing to any person other than the parties hereto.

 

Section 8.11                             Amendments; Waivers.  At any time prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, (a) in the case of an amendment, by a duly authorized representative of each of the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub and (b) in the case of a waiver, by a duly authorized representative of the party or parties waiving rights hereunder; provided, however, that after receipt of Company Stockholder Approval, if any such amendment or waiver shall by applicable Law or in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ require further approval of the stockholders of the Company, the effectiveness of such amendment or waiver shall be subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of a waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

Section 8.12                             Headings.  Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.  The table of contents to this Agreement is for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.13                             No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Each of IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that (a) their respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other parties hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (b) except for the provisions of Section 5.8, this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.

 

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Section 8.14                             Interpretation.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires.  The phrases “the date of this Agreement” and “the date hereof” and terms or phrases of similar import shall be deemed to refer to May 1, 2017, unless the context requires otherwise.  All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.  The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term.  References in this Agreement to specific laws or to specific provisions of laws shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument referred to herein shall mean such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes (provided that for purposes of any representations and warranties contained in this Agreement that are made as of a specific date or dates, references to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute, as amended, and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as of such date).  Each of the parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement.  If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  The inclusion of any item in the Company Disclosure Letter or IAC Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed to be an admission or evidence of materiality of such item, nor shall it establish any standard of materiality for any purpose whatsoever.  References in this Agreement to any Ancillary Agreement are to the form of agreement attached as an Exhibit to this Agreement subject to any changes to such form made in compliance with Section 5.18(b).

 

Section 8.15                             Definitions.

 

(a)                                 General DefinitionsReferences in this Agreement to “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.  References in this Agreement (except as specifically otherwise defined) to “person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity, group (as such term is used in Section 13 of the Exchange Act) or organization, including a Governmental Entity, and any permitted successors and assigns of such person.  As used in this Agreement, “knowledge” means (i) with respect to IAC and its Subsidiaries, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed in Section 8.15(a) of the IAC Disclosure Letter and (ii) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 8.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.  As used in this Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the banks in New York, New York or Indianapolis, Indiana are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

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(b)                                 Certain Specified Definitions.  As used in this Agreement:

 

(i)                                     Affiliate” means, as to any person, any other person which, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person.  For the purpose of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

(ii)                                  Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Contribution Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Services Agreement and the Intercompany Note.

 

(iii)                               Antitrust Law” shall mean the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and all other applicable Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization.

 

(iv)                              Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA, and each other plan, policy, agreement or arrangement (whether written or oral) relating to stock options, stock purchases, stock awards, deferred compensation, bonus, severance, retention, employment, change of control, fringe benefits, supplemental benefits or other employee benefits, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

 

(v)                                 CEO PBRSU Award” means the performance-based Company RSU Award granted to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on September 8, 2015.

 

(vi)                              Company Benefit Plan” means each Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or required to be sponsored, maintained or contributed to, by the Company or its Subsidiaries, for the benefit of current or former employees, officers, directors or individual consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability.

 

(vii)                           Company Equity Plan” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan.

 

(viii)                        Company Financial Advisors” means Allen & Company LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

 

(ix)                              Company Intellectual Property” means the Intellectual Property that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns or claims to own.

 

(x)                                 Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, occurrence or combination of the foregoing that individually or in the aggregate (a) has had a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its

 

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Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) prevents, materially impedes or materially delays, or would prevent, materially impede or materially delay, the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a) above, no event, circumstance, change, effect, development, or occurrence resulting from or arising out of any of the following shall be deemed (either alone or in combination) to constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect:  (1) changes in general economic, business, credit, capital or other financial market conditions (including prevailing interest  rates), (2) any changes or developments generally in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts its business, (3) the announcement or the existence of, or the compliance with or performance under, this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (3) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.3(a) or Section 3.3(c)(i) to the extent that the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of obligations or satisfaction of conditions under this Agreement), (4) any taking, or failure in taking, of any action at the request or with the express prior consent of IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub, (5) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or accounting standards, (6) any earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, fires or natural disasters or outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (7) any Proceeding in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (8) the failure of the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics, or changes in the market price or trading volume of Company Common Stock or the credit rating of the Company (it being understood that the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such failure or change may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect if not otherwise excluded); except, in each case with respect to clauses (1), (2), (5) and (6), to the extent (and only to the extent) disproportionately affecting the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their business.

 

(xi)                              Company PBRSU Award” means a CEO PBRSU Award or a June 2016 PBRSU Award.

 

(xii)                           Company Privacy Policy” means any past or present privacy policy or written privacy- or security-related representation or obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any such policy, written representation or obligation relating to:  (i) the privacy of users of any website, service or product operated by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) the collection, use, storage, hosting, disclosure, transmission, transfer, disposal, other processing or security of any Personal Data.

 

(xiii)                        Company Takeover Proposal” means (i) any inquiry, proposal or offer for or with respect to (or expression by any person that it is considering or may engage in) a merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, binding share

 

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exchange, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, taken together, constitute 15% or more of the Company’s consolidated assets, (ii) any inquiry, proposal or offer (including tender or exchange offers) to acquire in any manner, directly or indirectly, in one or more transactions, more than 15% of the outstanding Company Common Stock or securities of the Company representing more than 15% of the voting power of the Company or (iii) any inquiry, proposal or offer to acquire in any manner (including the acquisition of stock in any Subsidiary of the Company), directly or indirectly, in one or more transactions, assets or businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to a joint venture, representing more than 15% of the consolidated assets, revenues or net income of the Company, in each case, other than the Merger.

 

(xiv)                       Contract” means any contract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, arrangement, commitment or other instrument or obligation, whether oral or written.

 

(xv)                          Contribution Agreement” means the Contribution Agreement between IAC and NewCo to be entered into prior to or at the Effective Time and a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

(xvi)                       Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (A) under Title IV of ERISA, (B) under Section 302 of ERISA, (C) under Sections 412, 430 or 4971 of the Code, or (D) as a result of failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code.

 

(xvii)                    Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement between IAC and NewCo to be entered into prior to or at the Effective Time and a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G.

 

(xviii)                 Environmental Claim” means any written claim, action, suit, Proceeding, investigation, Order, demand or notice alleging potential or actual liability (including liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees, fines or penalties) arising out of, based on, resulting from or relating to (i) the presence, Release of, or exposure to any Hazardous Materials in, at, on or from any property owned or leased by, with respect to Section 3.8(a), the Company or its Subsidiaries, or, with respect to Section 4.8(a), the HomeAdvisor Entities or their Subsidiaries, (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law, or (iii) any other matters covered or regulated by, or for which liability is imposed under, Environmental Laws.

 

(xix)                       Environmental Law” means any Law in effect as of the date of this Agreement relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata), natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety (as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials), including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Resource Conservation

 

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and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 121 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and analogous foreign, provincial, state and local Laws.

 

(xx)                          Environmental Permit” means all Company Permits relating to Environmental Laws.

 

(xxi)                       ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

(xxii)                    ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the first entity, trade or business, or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

 

(xxiii)                 Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all regulations and rules issued thereunder, or any successor Law.

 

(xxiv)                Hazardous Materials” means any substance, waste, liquid or gaseous or solid matter which is or is deemed to be hazardous, hazardous waste, solid or liquid waste, toxic, a pollutant, a deleterious substance, a contaminant or a source of pollution or contamination, in each case regulated by any Environmental Laws.

 

(xxv)                   HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan” means each Benefit Plan (A) sponsored or maintained exclusively by a HomeAdvisor Entity, or (B) that provides compensation or benefits solely for one or more employees of the HomeAdvisor Entities; provided, however, that HomeAdvisor Benefit Plans shall not include any equity award agreement between IAC, on the one hand, and any employee of a HomeAdvisor Entity, on the other hand.

 

(xxvi)                HomeAdvisor Business” shall mean the businesses and operations that comprise the “HomeAdvisor” segment of IAC as described in IAC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 and as operated and conducted since December 31, 2016, including entities or businesses acquired since such date (which include MyBuilder Limited and HomeStars Inc.), and which businesses consist of home services digital marketplaces operated in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

 

(xxvii)             HomeAdvisor Business Privacy Policy” means any past or present privacy policy or written privacy- or security-related representation or obligation of any HomeAdvisor Entity, or with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, including any such policy, written representation or obligation relating to:  (i) the privacy of users of any website, service or product operated by or on behalf of any HomeAdvisor

 

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Entity, or with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, or (ii) the collection, use, storage, hosting, disclosure, transmission, transfer, disposal, other processing or security of any Personal Data.

 

(xxviii)          HomeAdvisor Entities” shall mean NewCo, HomeAdvisor, Inc., HomeAdvisor International, LLC, each of their respective Subsidiaries and each other member of the HomeAdvisor Group (as defined in the Contribution Agreement), other than the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time.

 

(xxix)                HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award” means (a) any “HA SAR” (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) or other equity award outstanding under any HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Plan, and (b) any “IAC RSU” or “IAC Option” (each, as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) held by any current or former employee of a HomeAdvisor Entity.

 

(xxx)                   HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Plan” means any “Subsidiary Equity Plan” (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) other than the MHelpDesk Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(xxxi)                HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property” means the Intellectual Property that any of the HomeAdvisor Entities owns or claim to own.

 

(xxxii)             HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, occurrence or combination of the foregoing that individually or in the aggregate (a) has had a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business or (b) prevents, materially impedes or materially delays, or would prevent, materially impede or materially delay, the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a) above, no event, circumstance, change, effect, development, or occurrence resulting from or arising out of any of the following shall be deemed (either alone or in combination) to constitute a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect:  (1) changes in general economic, business, credit, capital or other financial market conditions (including prevailing interest rates), (2) any changes or developments generally in the industries in which the HomeAdvisor Business operates, (3) the announcement or the existence of, or the compliance with or performance under, this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (3) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.3(a) or Section 4.3(c)(i) to the extent that the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of obligations or satisfaction of conditions under this Agreement), (4) any taking, or failure in taking, of any action at the request or with the express prior consent of the Company, (5) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or accounting standards, (6) any earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, fires or natural disasters or outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (7) any Proceeding in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (8) the failure of the HomeAdvisor Entities

 

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to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics (it being understood that the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such failure or change may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect if not otherwise excluded); except, in each case with respect to clauses (1), (2), (5) and (6), to the extent (and only to the extent) disproportionately affecting the HomeAdvisor Business, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the HomeAdvisor Business operates.

 

(xxxiii)          IAC Share Issuance Number” means the IAC Class B Share Number less the number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock held by IAC immediately prior to the IAC Share Issuance.

 

(xxxiv)         Intellectual Property” means all technology and intellectual property or other proprietary rights in any jurisdiction, including all:  (i) inventions, discoveries, patents and patent applications; (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, brand names, trade names, Internet domain names and corporate names (whether or not registered), social media handles and other identifiers and indicia of origin, and all applications and registrations in connection therewith; (iii) all works of authorship and copyrights (whether or not published), and all applications and registrations in connection therewith, including without limitation audiovisual works, collective works, computer programs, compilations, databases, derivative works, literary works, mask works, and sound recordings; (iv) intellectual property rights in Software; (v) mask works and industrial designs, and all applications and registrations in connection therewith; (vi) trade secrets and other intellectual property rights in confidential and proprietary information (including ideas, research and development information, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, research records, test information, financial, marketing and business data, customer and supplier lists, algorithms and information, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data); and (vii) rights of attribution and integrity and other moral rights of an author.

 

(xxxv)            Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Note between IAC and NewCo to be dated as of the date of this Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit H.

 

(xxxvi)         Intervening Event” means any material event or material development or material change in circumstances first occurring or arising after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Company Stockholder Approval if and only if such event, development or change in circumstances was neither known by the Company Board of Directors (or if known, the consequences of which are not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board of Directors) as of or prior to the date of this Agreement; provided that in no event shall the following events, developments or changes in circumstances constitute an Intervening Event: (A) the receipt, existence or terms of a Company Takeover Proposal (which matters shall be addressed by and subject

 

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to Section 5.3(c)), (B) changes in and of themselves in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the common stock, par value $0.001 per share of IAC or (C) the fact in and of itself that the Company or IAC or the HomeAdvisor Business meets or exceeds or fails to meet or exceed internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period; provided that the exceptions in clause (B) and (C) shall not exclude any event, development or change in circumstance underlying any such change in market price or trading volume, or meeting or exceeding, or failure to meet or exceed such projections, forecasts or predictions.

 

(xxxvii)      Investor Rights Agreement” means the Investor Rights Agreement between NewCo and IAC to be entered into prior to or at the Effective Time and a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

(xxxviii)   June 2016 PBRSU Awards” means the performance-based Company RSU Awards granted under the Company Equity Plan on June 29, 2016.

 

(xxxix)         Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

(xl)                              Open Source License” means any license that is approved by the Open Source Initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses, including the GNU General Public License, the Lesser GNU General Public License, the Apache License, the BSD License and the MIT License.

 

(xli)                           Order” means any charge, order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, determination, directive, award or settlement, whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether formal or informal.

 

(xlii)                        Permitted Lien” means (A) any Lien for Taxes not yet due or delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (B) vendors’, mechanics’, materialmens’, carriers’, workers’, landlords’, repairmen’s, warehousemen’s, construction and other similar Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice or with respect to liabilities that are not yet due and payable or, if due, are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (C) Liens imposed or promulgated by applicable Law or any Governmental Entity with respect to real property, including zoning, building or similar restrictions, (D) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and other social security legislation, (E) Liens relating to intercompany borrowings among the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries or the Company Credit Agreement, or (F) other non-monetary Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the present use, or materially detract from the value of, the property encumbered thereby.

 

(xliii)                     Personal Data” means any information about an identifiable individual, including:  (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number, social insurance number or tax identification number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit card number,

 

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bank information, or customer or account number, biometric identifiers or any other piece of information that allows the identification of or contact with a natural person and for greater certainty includes all such information with respect to employees; (ii) any (A) persistent identifier, such as IP address or machine I.D. associated with an individual; (B) Protected Health Information (as such term is defined in HIPAA); or (C) Nonpublic Personal Information (as such term is defined in Gramm—Leach—Bliley Act); and (iii) any other information from or about an individual that alone or in combination with other information could be used to identify an individual.  Personal Data also includes any information not listed above if such information is defined as “personal data,” “personally identifiable information,” “individually identifiable health information,” “protected health information,” or “personal information” under any applicable Law and is regulated by such Law.

 

(xliv)                    Privacy and Security Obligations” means (i) all applicable Laws governing the collection, use, storage, hosting, disclosure, transmission, transfer, disposal, other processing or security of Personal Data, including any marketing or advertising using such Personal Data, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by the HomeAdvisor Entities or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, as applicable; (ii) with respect to the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, each Company Privacy Policy, and, with respect to each HomeAdvisor Entity and with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, each HomeAdvisor Business Privacy Policy; (iii) all Contracts and third party privacy policies that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any HomeAdvisor Entity or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, as applicable, has been or is contractually obligated to comply with, including any requirement set forth in any Contract binding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any HomeAdvisor Entity or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, as applicable, with respect to its treatment of any Personal Data and (iv) any rules of any applicable self-regulatory organizations in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any HomeAdvisor Entity or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, as applicable, is or has been a member and/or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any HomeAdvisor Entity or, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC, as applicable, is obligated to comply with under any Contract or Law, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and payment network requirements.

 

(xlv)                       Proceeding” means all actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, litigations, mediations, grievances, audits, investigations, examinations or other proceedings, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity, including before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

 

(xlvi)                    Real Property” means any lands, buildings, structures and other improvements, together with all fixtures attached or appurtenant to the foregoing, and all easements, covenants, hereditaments and appurtenances that benefit the foregoing.

 

(xlvii)                 Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pouring, dumping or emptying, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment (including soil, ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any property,

 

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including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.

 

(xlviii)              Services Agreement” means the Services Agreement between IAC and NewCo to be entered into prior to or at the Effective Time and a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I.

 

(xlix)                    Software” means computer programs (whether in source code, object code or other form), including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing.

 

(l)                                     Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership, association, trust or other form of legal entity of which (i) fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned by such person or (ii) such person or any Subsidiary of such person is a general partner.

 

(li)                                  Superior Proposal” means a bona fide, unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal (A) that if consummated would result in a third party (or in the case of a direct merger between such third party and the Company, the shareholders of such third party) acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding Company Common Stock or more than 50% of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (B) that the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is reasonably capable of being completed, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory, timing and other aspects of such proposal, including all conditions contained therein and the person making such Company Takeover Proposal and (C) that the Company Board of Directors determines in good, faith after consultation with outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel (taking into account any changes to this Agreement proposed by IAC in response to such Company Takeover Proposal, and all financial, legal, regulatory, timing and other aspects of such Company Takeover Proposal, including all conditions contained therein and the person making such proposal, and this Agreement), is more favorable to the stockholders of the Company from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(lii)                               Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, including net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties and other taxes or similar imposts, levies, duties or fees, together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity with respect thereto.

 

(liii)                            Tax Allocation Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement relating to the apportionment, sharing, assignment or allocation of any Tax or Tax asset

 

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(excluding ordinary course commercial agreements the principal purpose of which is not Tax sharing or Tax indemnification).

 

(liv)                           Tax Return” means any return, report or similar filing (including any attached schedules, supplements and additional or supporting material) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any information return, claim for refund, or declaration of estimated Taxes (and including any amendments with respect thereto).

 

(lv)                              Tax Sharing Agreement” means the Tax Sharing Agreement between IAC and NewCo to be entered into prior to or at the Effective Time and a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit J.

 

(lvi)                           Willful and Material Breach” means a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken or failure to act by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of or failure to take such act would cause a material breach of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

 

Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement

Section 5.3(c)

Action

Section 5.8(b)

Actual Forfeited Shares Number

Section 2.11(d)

Adjusted Class B Share Number

Section 2.11(w)

Adverse Recommendation Change

Section 5.3(e)

Affiliate

Section 8.15(b)(i)

Aggregate ANGI Option Spread

Section 2.11(g)

Agreement

Preamble

Allocated HomeAdvisor SAR Spread

Section 2.11(u)

Ancillary Agreements

Section 8.15(b)(ii)

ANGI Market Price

Section 2.11(a)

ANGI Net Awards Value

Section 2.11(i)

ANGI Outstanding Share Number

Section 2.11(j)

ANGI RSU Number

Section 2.11(h)

Antitrust Law

Section 8.15(b)(iii)

Assumed Forfeited Shares Number

Section 2.11(e)

Audited Financial Statements

Section 5.20

Benefit Plan

Section 8.15(b)(iv)

Book-Entry Shares

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Business Day

Section 8.15(a)

Cancelled Shares

Section 2.1(a)(ii)

Cash Blend Allocation Ratio

Section 2.11(c)

Cash Cap Number

Section 2.8(a)

Cash Consideration

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Cash Electing Share

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Cash Election

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Cash Election Number

Section 2.8(b)

 

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Cashed Out ANGI Shares Number

Section 2.11(b)

CEO PBRSU Award

Section 8.15(b)(v)

Certificate

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Certificate of Merger

Section 1.4

Class B Adjustment Number

Section 2.11(x)

Closing

Section 1.3

Closing Date

Section 1.3

Code

Recitals

Company

Preamble

Company Approvals

Section 3.3(b)

Company Benefit Plan

Section 8.15(b)(vi)

Company Board of Directors

Recitals

Company Common Stock

Section 2.1(a)(ii)

Company Credit Agreement

Section 5.16(a)

Company Disclosure Letter

Preamble to Article III

Company Equity Awards

Section 2.4(c)

Company Equity Plan

Section 8.15(b)(vii)

Company ESPP Offering Period

Section 2.5

Company Financial Advisors

Section 8.15(b)(viii)

Company Financial Statements

Section 3.4(b)

Company Insurance Policy

Section 3.17

Company Intellectual Property

Section 8.15(b)(ix)

Company Leased Real Property

Section 3.16(a)

Company Material Adverse Effect

Section 8.15(b)(x)

Company Material Contract

Section 3.19(a)

Company Option

Section 2.4(a)

Company Organizational Documents

Section 3.1(c)

Company Owned Real Property

Section 3.16(a)

Company PBRSU Award

Section 8.15(b)(xi)

Company Permits

Section 3.7(b)

Company Preferred Stock

Section 3.2(a)

Company Real Property Leases

Section 3.16(a)

Company Recommendation

Section 3.3(a)

Company Registered Intellectual Property

Section 3.15(a)

Company RSU Award

Section 2.4(b)

Company SEC Documents

Section 3.4(a)

Company Software

Section 3.13

Company Stockholder Approval

Section 3.3(a)

Company Stockholders’ Meeting

Section 5.4(c)

Company Takeover Proposal

Section 8.15(b)(xiii)

Company Termination Fee

Section 7.3(a)

Company Transaction Documents

Section 3.3(a)

Confidentiality Agreement

Section 5.2(b)

Continuing Employees

Section 5.9(a)

Contract

Section 8.15(b)(xiv)

Contribution

Recitals

 

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Contribution Agreement

Section 8.15(b)(xv)

control

Section 8.15(a)

controlled by

Section 8.15(a)

Controlled Group Liability

Section 8.15(b)(xvi)

Delivery Date

Section 2.10(b)

DGCL

Section 1.2

Effective Time

Section 1.4

Election

Section 2.7(d), Section 2.7(b), Section 2.7(a)

Employee Matters Agreement

Section 8.15(b)(xvii)

End Date

Section 7.1(b)

Environmental Claim

Section 8.15(b)(xviii)

Environmental Law

Section 8.15(b)(xix)

Environmental Permit

Section 8.15(b)(xx)

Equity Measurement Time

Section 2.9(b)(i)

ERISA

Section 8.15(b)(xxi)

ERISA Affiliate

Section 8.15(b)(xxii)

Exchange Act

Section 8.15(b)(xxiii)

Exchange Agent

Section 2.2

Exchange Fund

Section 2.3(a)

Exchange Ratio

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Form S-4

Section 3.13

GAAP

Section 3.4(b)

Governmental Entity

Section 3.3(b)

Hazardous Materials

Section 8.15(b)(xxiv)

Holder

Section 2.7

HomeAdvisor Affiliate Contracts

Section 4.21

HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value

Section 2.11(k)

HomeAdvisor Annual Financial Statements

Section 4.4(a)

HomeAdvisor Approvals

Section 4.3(b)

HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan

Section 8.15(b)(xxv)

HomeAdvisor Business

Section 8.15(b)(xxvi)

HomeAdvisor Business Privacy Policy

Section 8.15(b)(xxvii)

HomeAdvisor CEO

Section 1.7(d)

HomeAdvisor Entities

Section 8.15(b)(xxviii)

HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award

Section 8.15(b)(xxix)

HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Plan

Section 8.15(b)(xxvii)(xxx)

HomeAdvisor Financial Statements

Section 4.4(b)

HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy

Section 4.15

HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property

Section 8.15(b)(xxxi)

HomeAdvisor Interim Financial Statements

Section 4.4(b)

HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect

Section 8.15(b)(xxxii)

HomeAdvisor Organizational Documents

Section 3.1(c)

HomeAdvisor Permits

Section 3.7(b)

HomeAdvisor Registered Intellectual Property

Section 4.20(a)

HomeAdvisor SAR

Section 2.11(m)

HomeAdvisor Share

Section 2.11(l)

 

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HomeAdvisor Software

Section 4.20(a)

HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents

Section 4.3(a)

HomeAdvisor Unvested SAR Spread

Section 2.11(t)

HomeAdvisor Vested SAR Spread

Section 2.11(s)

IAC

Preamble

IAC Board of Directors

Recitals

IAC CEO

Section 1.7(d)

IAC Class B Share Number

Section 2.11(v)

IAC Disclosure Letter

Article IV

IAC Owned Shares Number

Section 2.11(q)

IAC SEC Documents

Section 4.4(a)

IAC Share Issuance

Recitals

IAC Share Issuance Number

Section 8.15(b)(xxxiii)

Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price

Section 2.11(r)

Indemnified Party

Section 5.8(b)

Initial Calculation Date

Section 2.9(d)

Intellectual Property

Section 8.15(b)(xxxiv)

Intercompany Note

Section 8.15(b)(xxxv)

Intervening Event

Section 8.15(b)(xxxvi)

In-the-Money

Section 2.11(p)

Investor Rights Agreement

Section 8.15(b)(xxxvii)

June 2016 PBRSU Awards

Section 8.15(b)(xxxviii)

knowledge

Section 8.15(a)

Law

Section 3.7(a)

Laws

Section 3.7(a)

Letter of Transmittal

Section 2.3(b)

Lien

Section 3.3(c)

Maximum Amount

Section 5.8(c)

Merger

Recitals

Merger Consideration

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Merger Sub

Preamble

Multiemployer Plan

Section 8.15(b)(xxxix)

NASDAQ

Recitals

NewCo

Preamble

NewCo Class A Common Stock

Recitals

NewCo Class B Common Stock

Recitals

NewCo Common Stock

Recitals

NewCo Option

Section 2.4(a)

NewCo RSU Award

Section 2.4(b)

Open Source License

Section 8.15(b)(xl)

Order

Section 8.15(b)(xli)

Per Share Cash Amount

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Per Share Merger Consideration

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Permitted Lien

Section 8.15(b)(xlii)

person

Section 8.15(a)

Personal Data

Section 8.15(b)(xliii)

 

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Privacy and Security Obligations

Section 8.15(b)(xliv)

Privacy Policy

Section 8.15(b)(xii)

Proceeding

Section 8.15(b)(xlv)

Proxy Statement/Prospectus

Section 3.13

Qualifying Amendment

Section 5.4(c)

Real Property

Section 8.15(b)(xlvi)

Release

Section 8.15(b)(xlvii)

Remedies Exceptions

Section 3.3(a)

Representatives

Section 5.3(a)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Section 3.4(a)

SEC

Section 3.4(a)

Securities Act

Section 3.3(b)

Services Agreement

Section 8.15(b)(xlviii)

Share Consideration

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Share Electing Share

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Share Election

Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Software

Section 8.15(b)(xlix)

Subsidiary

Section 8.15(b)(l)

Superior Proposal

Section 8.15(b)(li)

Surviving Company

Section 1.2

Tax

Section 8.15(b)(lii)

Tax Allocation Agreement

Section 8.15(b)(liii)

Tax Return

Section 8.15(b)(liv)

Tax Sharing Agreement

Section 8.15(b)(lv)

Taxes

Section 8.15(b)(lii)

Termination Date

Section 5.1(a)

Transaction Process

Section 3.6

Unaffected ANGI Price

Section 2.11(f)

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

Section 5.20

under common control with

Section 8.15(a)

Unvested HomeAdvisor SAR

Section 2.11(o)

Vested HomeAdvisor SAR

Section 2.11(n)

Willful and Material Breach

Section 8.15(b)(lvi)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

ANGIE’S LIST, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Durchslag

 

 

Name: Scott Durchslag

 

 

Title: President and CEO

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 



 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregg Winiarski

 

 

Name: Gregg Winiarski

 

 

Title: EVP & General Counsel

 

 

 

HALO TOPCO, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregg Winiarski

 

 

Name: Gregg Winiarski

 

 

Title: VP

 

 

 

CASA MERGER SUB, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregg Winiarski

 

 

Name: Gregg Winiarski

 

 

Title: VP

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

ANGIE’S LIST, INC.

 

Angie’s List, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that:

 

FIRST:  The present name of the corporation is Angie’s List, Inc.  The Corporation was incorporated on April 23, 2010 under the name AL 1 Investment Corp., pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

SECOND:  On April 30, 2010, the Corporation amended and restated its Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

THIRD:  On September 2, 2010, the Corporation amended the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by the Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, change its name from AL 1 Investment Corp. to Angie’s List, Inc., pursuant to the DGCL (together with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “As Amended Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

FOURTH:  On March 15, 2011, the Corporation amended and restated its As Amended Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

FIFTH:  On May 2, 2011, the Corporation further amended the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by the Certificate of Amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (together with the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “As Amended Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

SIXTH:  On October 31, 2011, the Corporation amended and restated its As Amended Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (the “Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

SEVENTH:  In accordance with the provisions of § 251(b)(3) of the DGCL, the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as hereinafter provided for (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

EIGTH: The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

NINTH: The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall, at the effective time, read as follows:

 



 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of the corporation is Angie’s List, Inc.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 North Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.  The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Capital Stock.

 

A.                                              Authorized Capital Stock.  The Corporation shall be authorized to issue one thousand (1,000) shares of capital stock, of which one thousand (1,000) shares shall be shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”).

 

B.                                              Common Stock.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes.  Each share of Common Stock shall have one vote, and the Common Stock shall vote together as a single class.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Any one or more directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to be voted in the election of directors.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) is expressly authorized and empowered to make, alter and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation by a majority vote at any regular or special meeting of the Board or by written consent.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware in force at the time may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of

 



 

Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article VIII.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives; provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board.  The right to indemnification conferred by this Article IX shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition.

 

The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article IX to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

Any repeal or modification of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

ANGIE’S LIST, INC.

 

(the “Corporation”)

 

1.                                      OFFICES

 

1.1                               Registered Office

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 North Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.  The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

1.2                               Other Offices

 

The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and beyond the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

2.                                      STOCKHOLDERS

 

2.1                               Annual Meetings

 

An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, 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.

 

2.2                               Special Meetings

 

Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the President or the Secretary, or by resolution of the Board of Directors, and shall be called by the President or Secretary at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding, and entitled to vote.  Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.

 

2.3                               Notice of Meetings

 

Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) or these Bylaws (these “Bylaws”), the written notice of any meeting shall be

 



 

given not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and directed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

2.4                               Adjournments

 

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 any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At 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 thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting and notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

2.5                               Quorum

 

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 that 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.  In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.4 of these Bylaws until a quorum is achieved.

 

2.6                               Organization

 

Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Chairman’s absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Vice Chairman’s absence by the President, or in the President’s absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairman chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.  The chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting of stockholders the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote.

 

2.7                               Voting; Proxies

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to the number of votes for each share of stock held by the stockholder as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.  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 the stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.  A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person, by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by delivering a proxy in accordance with applicable law bearing a later date to the Secretary of the Corporation.  Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and, unless otherwise required by law, need not be conducted by inspectors of

 

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election unless so determined by the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon that 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 that could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

 

2.8                               Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record

 

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 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: (1) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting; (2) 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 (10) days from the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and (3) in the case of any other action, shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action.  If no record date is fixed: (x) 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 preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (y) 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 (z) 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.

 

2.9                               List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

 

The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (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.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also 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.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock

 

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ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

2.10                        Action By Consent of Stockholders

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the 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, and shall be delivered (by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested) to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of minutes of stockholders are recorded.  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.

 

2.11                        Conduct of Meetings

 

The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate.  Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures, and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting.  Such rules, regulations and procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.  Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

3.                                      BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

3.1                               Number; Qualifications

 

The Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.  Directors need not be stockholders.

 

3.2                               Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies

 

The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the persons named as directors by the incorporator, and each director so elected shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.  At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect directors each of

 

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whom shall hold office for a term of one (1) year or until his successor is elected and qualified.  Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.  Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by 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, at an annual meeting or a special meeting call for that purpose.  Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the director whom he has replaced or until his successor is elected and qualified.

 

3.3                               Regular Meetings

 

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined notices thereof need not be given.

 

3.4                               Special Meetings

 

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, or by any member of the Board of Directors.  Notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting at least two (2) hours before the special meeting.

 

3.5                               Telephonic Meetings Permitted

 

Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to these Bylaws shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

3.6                               Quorum; Vote Required for Action

 

At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is achieved.  Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

3.7                               Organization

 

Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the President, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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3.8                               Informal Action by Directors

 

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 such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee.

 

4.                                      COMMITTEES

 

4.1                               Committees

 

The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may designate one (1) 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 the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not the member or the members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, 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.

 

4.2                               Committee Rules

 

Unless the board of directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business.  In the absence of such rules, each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 3 of these Bylaws.

 

5.                                      OFFICERS

 

5.1                               Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies

 

The Board of Directors shall elect a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board and a Vice Chairman of the Board from among its members.  The Board of Directors may also choose one (1) or more Vice Presidents, one (1) or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one (1) or more Assistant Treasurers.  Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding the officer’s election, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.  Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

 

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5.2                               Powers and Duties of Executive Officers

 

The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed in a resolution by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his duties.

 

6.                                      INDEMNIFICATION

 

6.1                               Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including without limitation service, with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person.  The Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

6.2                               Indemnification of Others

 

The Corporation will have the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than present and former directors and officers, which is addressed in Section 6.1 of the these Bylaws) against all liability and loss suffered, and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 6.2, an “employee” or “agent” of the Corporation (other than a director or officer) includes any person (a) who is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation; (b) who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; or (c) who was an employee or agent of a corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

 

6.3                               Prepayment of Expenses

 

The Corporation will advance to any person eligible for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 of these Bylaws, and may advance to any person eligible for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2 of these Bylaws, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, all expenses reasonably incurred by any such person in connection with defending such proceeding, upon receipt of a request therefor and an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 6 or otherwise, such advances to be paid by the Corporation within forty-five (45) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time.

 

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6.4                               Claims

 

If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full within sixty (60) days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim.  In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

6.5                               Non-Exclusivity of Rights

 

The rights conferred on any person by this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders, disinterested directors or otherwise.  The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

6.6                               Survival Rights

 

The rights conferred on any person by this Article 6 will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or other agent, and will inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

6.7                               Insurance

 

The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article 6.

 

6.8                               Amendments

 

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article 6 shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

7.                                      MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1                               Fiscal Year

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

7.2                               Seal

 

The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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7.3                               Notice and Waiver of Notice

 

Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.  Notice may also be given to stockholders by a form of electronic transmission in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 232 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

Any written waiver of notice signed by the person entitled to notice or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, in each case whether before or after the time stated therein, 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 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, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

7.4                               Interested Directors; Quorum

 

No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one (1) or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one (1) or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if (1) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum; (2) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders.  Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes such contract or transaction.

 

7.5                               Form of Records

 

Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including without limitation its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, CDs, DVDs, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device; provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time.

 

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7.6                               Amendment of Bylaws

 

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, when such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors, or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such special meeting.  If the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, it shall not divest or limit the power of the stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

It is hereby certified that:

 

1.                                      The name of the Corporation is ANGI Homeservices Inc., which was originally incorporated under the name “Halo TopCo, Inc.”

 

2.                                      The date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was April 14, 2017.

 

3.                                      This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and Stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and by the written consent of its Stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

4.                                      The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of the Corporation is ANGI Homeservices Inc.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801.  The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

The Corporation shall have the authority to issue 5,500,000,000 shares of stock, comprised of 2,000,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class A common stock, 1,500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class B common stock, 1,500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class C common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Stock.

 



 

A statement of the designations of each class and the powers, preferences and rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof is as follows:

 

A.                                    Class A Common Stock.

 

(1)                                 The holders of shares of Class A common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class B common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, such dividends if, as and when declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, except as provided for in Section D of this Article IV.

 

(2)                                 In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class A common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class B common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, all the assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to Stockholders, after the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock have been satisfied.

 

(3)                                 Each holder of shares of Class A common stock shall be entitled to vote one vote for each share of Class A common stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or the subject of a written consent of the Stockholders of the Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided herein or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock shall at all times vote on all matters (including the election of directors of the Corporation) together as one class.

 

B.                                    Class B Common Stock.

 

(1)                                 The holders of shares of Class B common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, such dividends if, as and when declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, except as provided for in Section D of this Article IV.

 

(2)                                 In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class B common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, all the assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to Stockholders, after the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock have been satisfied.

 

(3)                                 Each holder of shares of Class B common stock shall be entitled to vote ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or the subject of a written consent of the Stockholders of the Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided herein or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock shall at all times vote on all matters (including the election of directors of the Corporation) together as one class.

 

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C.                                    Class C Common Stock.

 

(1)                                 The holders of shares of Class C common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, such dividends if, as and when declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, except as provided for in Section D of this Article IV.

 

(2)                                 In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class C common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, all the assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to Stockholders, after the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock have been satisfied.

 

(3)                                 Each holder of shares of Class C common stock will not be entitled to any voting powers, except as (and then only to the extent) otherwise required by the laws of the State of Delaware.  If a vote or consent of the holders of shares of Class C common stock should at any time be required by the laws of the State of Delaware on any matter, the holders of shares of Class C common stock will be entitled to one-hundredth (1/100) of a vote on such matter for each share of Class C common stock held.

 

D.                                    Dividends.

 

(1)                                 Whenever a dividend, other than a Share Distribution or an Asset Distribution (each as defined below), is paid to the holders of any class of the Corporation’s common stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay to the holders of each other class of the Corporation’s common stock then outstanding an equal dividend per share.  Dividends will be payable only as and when declared by the Board of Directors.

 

(2)                                 If at any time a Share Distribution is to be made with respect to any class of the Corporation’s common stock, such Share Distribution may be declared and paid only as follows:

 

(a)                                 a Share Distribution

 

(i)                                     consisting of shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class C common stock) may be declared and paid to holders of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis, or

 

(ii)                                  consisting of (x) shares of Class A common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock) may be declared and paid to holders of shares of Class A common stock on an equal per share basis, (y) shares of Class B common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class B common stock) may be declared and paid to holders of shares of Class B common stock, on an equal per share basis, and (z) shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class C

 

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common stock) may be declared and paid to holders of shares of Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis; or

 

(b)                                 a Share Distribution consisting of any class or series of securities of the Corporation or any other Person, other than shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock), may be declared and paid on the basis of a dividend of

 

(i)                                     identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock,

 

(ii)                                  a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock, a separate class of securities to holders of shares of Class B common stock and a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis,

 

(iii)                               a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class B common stock and a different class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis; or

 

(iv)                              a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class C common stock and a different class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, on an equal per share basis;

 

provided, that,

 

(A)                               in connection with a Share Distribution pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv),

 

(1)                                 such separate classes or series of securities (and, if the dividend consists of Convertible Securities, the Underlying Securities) do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, as applicable), with either

 

(X)                               holders of shares of Class B common stock receiving the class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) the highest relative voting rights and the holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock receiving securities of a class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) lesser relative voting rights, or

 

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(Y)                               holders of Class B common stock and Class A common stock receiving a class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) the highest relative voting rights and the holders of shares of the Class C common stock receiving securities of a class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) lesser relative voting rights,

 

in each case, without regard to whether such rights differ to a greater or lesser extent than the corresponding differences in voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution, as applicable) among the shares of Class A common stock, the Class B common stock and the Class C common stock, and

 

(2)                                 in the event the securities to be received by the holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock consist of different classes or series of securities, with each such class or series of securities (or the Underlying Securities into which such class is convertible or for which such class or series is exercisable or exchangeable) differing only with respect to the relative voting rights of such class or series (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, as applicable), then such classes or series of securities will be distributed to the holders of shares of each class of common stock (other than the Class B common stock) (A) as the Board of Directors determines or (B) such that the relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, as applicable) of the class or series of securities (or the Underlying Securities) to be received by the holders of shares of each class of common stock (other than the Class B common stock) corresponds to the extent practicable to the relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, as applicable) of such class of common stock, as compared to the other class of common stock (other than the Class B common stock), and

 

(B)                               a dividend involving a class or series of securities of a Person other than the Corporation may be treated as an Asset Distribution or as a Share Distribution as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(3)                                 Whenever a dividend in the form of an Asset Distribution is paid to the holders of any class or classes of common stock of the Corporation then outstanding, the Corporation shall also pay a dividend, in cash and/or other property, to the holders of each other class of common stock then outstanding, on an equal per share basis (but, for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring that such dividend be identical in form), in an amount, in the case of a dividend consisting solely of cash, equal to the fair market value of such holders’ ownership interest (immediately prior to such Asset Distribution) in the assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the Asset Distribution, or having a fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors

 

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in good faith), in the case of any other dividend, equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith) of such holders’ ownership interest (immediately prior to such Asset Distribution) in the assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the Asset Distribution.

 

(4)                                 For the purposes of this Article IV Section D and Article IV Section G:

 

Asset Distribution” means a dividend payable by delivery of an asset owned by the Corporation including shares of any class or series of capital stock of any Person owned by the Corporation.

 

Convertible Security” means any security which is, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exchangeable for or otherwise exercisable for another security.

 

Person” means (a) an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust, association, private foundation, joint stock company or any other entity, or (b) “person” as such term is used in Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.

 

Share Distribution” means a dividend payable (including an issuance made in connection with any stock split, reclassification or recapitalization) in shares of any class of capital stock of the Corporation or any other Person, other securities of the Corporation or any other Person (including Convertible Securities).

 

Underlying Securities” means with respect to any class or series of Convertible Securities, the class or series of securities into which such class or series of Convertible Securities is directly or indirectly convertible, or for which such Convertible Securities are directly or indirectly exchangeable, or that such Convertible Securities evidence the right to purchase or otherwise receive, directly or indirectly.

 

(5)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the dividend or other issuance by the Corporation of rights to purchase capital stock, other securities or property pursuant to a “poison pill” stockholder rights plan shall not be subject to this Section D of this Article IV.

 

E.                                     Other Matters Affecting Holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock.

 

(1)                                 Shares of Class B common stock shall be convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Corporation at the option of the holder thereof at any time on a share for share basis.  Such conversion ratio shall in all events be equitably preserved in the event of any recapitalization of the Corporation by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, outstanding shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, or in the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Corporation with another corporation.  Shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class C common stock will not be convertible into shares of any other class of capital stock of the Corporation.

 

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(2)                                 Upon the conversion of shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock, said shares of Class B common stock shall be retired and shall not be subject to reissue.

 

(3)                                 The number of authorized shares of any class of stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and any one or more series of Preferred Stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as one class.

 

F.                                      Preferred Stock.

 

The Board of Directors shall, by resolution, designate the powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of Preferred Stock.

 

G.                                    Determinations.

 

For purposes of this Article IV, the Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to, in good faith (a) make all determinations regarding (1) whether or not a dividend is an equal dividend per share or is declared and paid on an equal per share basis and (ii) whether or not one or more classes or series of securities, Convertible Securities or Underlying Securities differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions) and (b) interpret this Article IV and make any other determination required herein.  All such interpretations and determinations made by the Board of Directors shall be final, conclusive and binding.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall maintain a written record of any such determination made by the Board of Directors at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any stockholder who makes a request therefor.

 

ARTICLE V

 

The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, but the Stockholders may make additional Bylaws and may alter or repeal any Bylaw whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Elections of directors need not be by written ballot except and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Each person who is or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or each such person who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request

 

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of the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation as an employee or agent of the Corporation or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person), shall be indemnified by the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted from time to time by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) or any other applicable laws as presently or hereinafter in effect.  Without limiting the generality or the effect of the foregoing, the Corporation may enter into one or more agreements with any person that provide for indemnification greater or different than that provided in this Article VIII.  Any amendment or repeal of this Article VIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its Stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.  Any amendment or repeal of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing immediately prior to such amendment or repeal.  The liability of a director shall be further eliminated or limited to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as it may hereafter be amended.

 

ARTICLE X

 

Meetings of Stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as determined by the Board of Directors.  The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) within or outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

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 the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon Stockholders of the Corporation herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

The number of directors of the Corporation shall be such number as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

 

A.                                    Competition and Corporate Opportunities.

 

(1)                                 Subject to any express agreement that may from time to time be in effect, any Dual Role Person may, and shall have no duty not to, on behalf of IAC (i) carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director or stockholder of any corporation, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, and (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies may make investments.

 

(2)                                 To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies to participate in any business of IAC, and waives any claim against a Dual Role Person and shall indemnify a Dual Role Person against any claim that such Dual Role Person is liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of such Person’s participation in any such business on behalf of IAC.  The Corporation shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

(3)                                 To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies in (and a Dual Role Person shall not have any duty to offer or communicate information regarding) any potential transaction or matter which may constitute a corporate opportunity for both (a) IAC and (b) the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies and waives any claim against each Dual Role Person, and shall indemnify a Dual Role Person against any claim, that such Dual Role Person is liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Dual Role Person (i) pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for the account IAC, (ii) directs, recommends, sells, assigns, or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to IAC or (iii) does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies; provided, however, in each case, that any corporate opportunity which is expressly offered to a Dual Role Person solely in his or her capacity as an officer or director of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies shall belong to the Corporation.  The Corporation shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

B.                                    Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities.

 

In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XIII, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake.  Moreover, nothing in this Article XIII shall amend or modify in any respect any written

 

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contractual agreement between IAC on the one hand and the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies on the other hand.

 

C.                                    Certain Definitions.

 

For purposes of this Article XIII:

 

Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.  For purposes of the foregoing definition, the term “controls,” “is controlled by,” or “is under common control with” means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Affiliated Company” means, with respect to the Corporation, any Person controlled by the Corporation.

 

Dual Role Person” means each of (a) any director or officer of the Corporation who is also an officer, director, employee or other Affiliate of IAC and (b) IAC.

 

IAC” means IAC/InterActiveCorp and its Affiliates (other than the Corporation and its Affiliated Companies), successors and assigns.

 

Person” means (a) an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust, association, private foundation joint stock company or any other entity, or (b) “person” as such term is used in Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.

 

D.                                    Termination.

 

The provisions of this Article XIII shall have no further force or effect at such time as (1) the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies and IAC are no longer Affiliates of one another and (2) none of the directors and/or officers of IAC serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies; provided, however, that any such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies on the one hand, and IAC, on the other hand, that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance of such agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether entered into before or after such time.

 

E.                                     Deemed Notice.

 

Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or obtaining any interest in any capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XIII.

 

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F.                                      Severability.

 

The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part of any provision, of this Article XIII shall not affect the other provisions or parts hereof, and this Article XIII shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts were omitted.

 

ARTICLE XIV

 

The Corporation shall not be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“Section 203”), and the restrictions contained in Section 203 shall not apply to the Corporation.

 

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[Signature appears on next page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [•] has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its duly authorized officer this [·] day of [·].

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

[·]

 

 

Name: [·]

 

 

Title:   [·]

 



 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

ARTICLE I

 

OFFICES

 

Section 1.              Registered Office.  The registered office of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be established and maintained at the office of The Corporation Trust Company at 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801, and said Corporation Trust Company shall be the registered agent of the Corporation in charge thereof.

 

Section 2.              Other Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.              Place of Meeting.  Meetings of stockholders may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board of Directors.  If no designation is made, the place of the meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.

 

Section 2.              Annual Meeting.  The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such date and time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.              Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.              Notice.  Written notice stating the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting, the means of remote communicati