Company: CTLPP
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001140361-25-027048
Chunk: 189

Company: CANTALOUPE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-07-24
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 189
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, the Company Board unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in the best interests of the Company, (b) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, (c) recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the Company’s shareholders and (d) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s shareholders for their vote to adopt this Agreement at a duly convened meeting of the Company’s shareholders;

WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent to enter into this Agreement, certain shareholders of the Company are executing voting and support agreements in favor of Parent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “

#### Voting Agreements
”); and

WHEREAS, the Company, Parent, Holdco, Holdco II and Merger Subsidiary desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified in this Agreement in connection with the Merger and to prescribe certain terms and conditions to the Merger.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

## ARTICLE 1
<div align='center'>Definitions</div>

Section 1.01. Definitions .

(a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

“

#### 1933 Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933.

“

#### 1934 Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“

#### Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement
” means an agreement with the Company that is either (a) in effect as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement; or (b) executed, delivered and effective after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in either case containing provisions that require any counterparty thereto (and any of its Affiliates and Representatives) that receives material non-public information of or with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries to keep such information confidential; provided , however , that, in each case, (x) the provisions contained therein are no less restrictive in any material respect to such counterparty (and any of its Affiliates and Representatives named therein) than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, it being understood that such agreement need not contain any “standstill” or similar provisions, or otherwise prohibit the making