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Exhibit 4.3

3COM CORPORATION

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

PREFERRED SHARES RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of November 11, 2009, is
made by and between 3Com Corporation., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York state trust company (the
“Rights Agent”) to amend the Third Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement,
dated as of November 4, 2002, by and between the Company and the Rights Agent (the “Rights
Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not defined herein shall have the
meaning assigned to them in the Rights Agreement.

Recitals

     Whereas, the Rights Agreement was amended as of September 28, 2007 pursuant to that
certain Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, which
amendment subsequently terminated in accordance with its terms.

     Whereas, Section 27 of the Rights Agreement provides that, in certain circumstances,
the Company may supplement or amend the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of
Rights.

     Whereas, the Company desires to modify the terms of the Rights Agreement in certain
respects as set forth herein, and in connection therewith, is entering into this Amendment and
directing the Rights Agent to enter into this Amendment.

     Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants
and conditions set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:

Amendment

1. Amendment of the Rights Agreement.

     1.1 Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence
to the definition of “Acquiring Person”:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Hewlett-Packard Company, nor any of its Affiliates or
Associates shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person and neither a Shares Acquisition Date nor a
Distribution Date shall be deemed to occur and the Rights will not separate from the Common Shares,
in each case, solely by reason of the execution, delivery, performance or consummation of the
transactions contemplated pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11,
2009, by and among the Company, Hewlett-Packard Company and Colorado Acquisition Corporation
(including any amendment or supplement thereto, the “Merger Agreement”).”

 

 

2. No Other Amendment. Except as modified by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect without any modification. By executing this Amendment below, the
Company certifies that this Amendment has been executed and delivered in compliance with the terms
of Section 27 of the Rights Agreement and is consistent with the terms thereof. This Amendment
shall be deemed an amendment to the Rights Agreement and shall become effective when executed and
delivered by the Company and the Rights Agent as provided under Section 27 of the Rights Agreement.
Each of Hewlett-Packard Company and Colorado Acquisition Corp. shall be an express third party
beneficiary hereof.

3. Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall be deemed to be in force and effect
immediately prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that
this Amendment shall automatically terminate (if at all) and be of no further force or effect on
the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. Except as and to
the extent expressly modified by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement and the exhibits thereto,
shall remain in full force and effect in all respects. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency
between this Amendment and the Rights Agreement and the exhibits thereto, the provisions of this
Amendment shall govern.

4. Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Rights
Agent shall not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its
reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage of supply,
breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data
due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems,
labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.

6. Miscellaneous. This Amendment 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.
If any term or other provision of the Amendment is determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this
Amendment shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect and upon such determination that any
term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, this Amendment and such
term or other provision shall be deemed to have been amended so as to effect the original intent of
the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the board of directors of the
Company.

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     The parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be executed and delivered as of the day
and year first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	American Stock Transfer & Trust Company	 	3Com Corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 /s/ Isaac J. Kagan	 	By:	 	 /s/ Neal D. Goldman	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 
	Name: Isaac J.
Kagan	 	Name: Neal D.
Goldman
	Title: Vice
President	 	Title: Executive
Vice President, Chief Administrative
          and Legal Officer and Secretary

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT]Exhibit 4.1

Exhibit 4.1

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”) is entered into
as of November 12, 2009 by and between AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York Company, Inc.),
a New York banking corporation (the “Rights Agent”).

Background

A. The Company and the Rights Agent are parties to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement,
dated August 27, 2001, as the same was amended and restated, effective as of September 29, 2003,
for the purpose of appointing The Bank of New York Company, Inc. as successor to Mellon Investor
Services LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”);

B. The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it is advisable and in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein;

C. Pursuant to Section 26 of the Rights Agreement and resolutions adopted by the Company’s
Board of Directors on November 12, 2009, the Company has elected to exercise its discretion to
amend, and has directed the Rights Agent, to amend the Rights Agreement as contemplated by this
Amendment, to provide, among other things, for the expiration on November 20, 2009, of the Rights
issued under the Rights Agreement; and

D. In connection with such amendment, the Rights Agent has received from the Company the
certificates and instructions contemplated by Section 26 of the Rights Agreement.

Accordingly, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Amendment. Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (i) thereof and replacing it in its entirety with the following:

	 	“(i)	the Close of Business on November 20, 2009 (the “Final Expiration Date”) and”

2. Expiration of Rights and Obligations. The Rights and all rights and obligations of
the holders thereunder or with respect thereto shall expire and terminate on the Final Expiration
Date. The Rights Agreement and all rights and obligations of the Company and the Rights Agent
thereunder or with respect thereto shall expire and terminate on the Final Expiration Date.

3. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first
written above. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and shall be otherwise unaffected by this Amendment.

 

 

 

4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract 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 the rights, obligations and duties of the Rights Agent
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the State of New York.

5. Severability. If any provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held
by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment shall remain
in full force and effect and shall in no way be effected, impaired or invalidated.

6. Counterparts. This Amendment 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 together constitute but one and the same instrument.

7. Miscellaneous. All capitalized terms in this Amendment, unless otherwise defined
herein, shall have meaning ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement to be duly executed, as of the date first set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John G. Chou
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John G. Chou 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

as Rights Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Oreste Casciaro
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Oreste Casciaro 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

 

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