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Exhibit 4.1

AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO 

AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment No. 8 (“Amendment No. 8”) amends that certain Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of April 26, 2012, as amended to date.  This Amendment No. 8 is effective as of May 31, 2020, by and between Extreme Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, as successor-in-interest to Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”).  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Rights Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

A.The Company and the Rights Agent entered into that certain Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated April 30, 2013, Amendment No. 2 dated May 19, 2014, Amendment No. 3 dated May 14, 2015, Amendment No. 4 dated May 9, 2016, Amendment No. 5 dated May 31, 2017, Amendment No. 6 dated June 1, 2018, and Amendment No. 7 dated August 21, 2019 (collectively referred to herein as the “Rights Agreement”).

B.The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders for the Company to amend the Rights Agreement in order to extend the term of the Rights Agreement to May 31, 2021.

C.Accordingly, the parties hereto desire to amend the Rights Agreement to extend the term of the Rights Agreement to May 31, 2021 pursuant to the terms of this Amendment No. 8.

D.The Company has delivered to the Rights Agent a certificate from an appropriate officer of the Company sating that this Amendment No. 8 complies with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement and has directed the Rights Agent to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.Clause (i) of Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: “May 31, 2021 (the “Final Expiration Date”),”.

2.The Rights Agreement, including all exhibits attached thereto, is hereby amended such that all references to the date of May 31, 2020 are hereby replaced with references to the date of May 31, 2021.

3.This Amendment No. 8 shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State; provided, however, that all provisions regarding the rights, duties and obligations of the Rights Agent shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

4.This Amendment No. 8 may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.  A signature to this Amendment No. 8 executed and/or transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.

 



 

5.If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment No. 8 and/or the Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 8, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the reminder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment No. 8 and/or the Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 8, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided,  however, that if any such excluded term, provision, covenant or restriction shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 8 to the Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the latest date below.

 

 


			
	
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
	
 
	
COMPUTERSHARE INC.

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By:  /s/ Katy Motiey
	
 
	
By:  /s/ Dennis V. Moccia

	
Title:  Chief Administrative Officer
	
 
	
Title:  Senior Manager, Contract Operations

	
Date:  May 28, 2020
	
 
	
Date:  May 29, 2020