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EXHIBIT 4.1

 

 

 

Mirror
Merger Sub 2, LLC,

 

Morgan
Stanley, as Guarantor,

 

Eaton
Vance Corp.

 

and

 

Wilmington
Trust Company

 

Fourth
Supplemental Indenture

 

Dated
as of March 1, 2021

 

to

 

Indenture
dated as of October 2, 2007

 

between

 

Eaton
Vance Corp.

and Wilmington Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

    	 

    

TABLE OF
CONTENTS

 

Page

 

	Article
    1 

DEFINITIONS
	Section
    1.01.  Definitions	2
	Article
    2 

ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS
	Section
    2.01.  Assumption of Obligations by the Successor Company	2
	Article
    3 

GUARANTEE
	Section
    3.01.  The Guarantee	2
	Section
    3.02.  Guarantee Unconditional	3
	Section
    3.03.  Discharge; Reinstatement	3
	Section
    3.04.  Waiver by the Guarantor	4
	Section
    3.05.  Subrogation	4
	Section
    3.06.  Stay of Acceleration	4
	Section
    3.07.  Savings Clause	4
	Section
    3.08.  Execution and Delivery of Guarantee	4
	Section
    3.09.  Release of Guaranty	4
	Section
    3.10.  Termination of the Guarantee upon Merger	5
	Section
    3.11.  Not Insured	5
	Article
    4 

MISCELLANEOUS
	Section
    4.01.  Notice of Second Merger Effective Time	5
	Section
    4.02.  Effect of This Supplemental Indenture	5
	Section
    4.03.  Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect	5
	Section
    4.04.  Indenture and Supplemental Indenture Construed Together	5
	Section
    4.05.  Conflict with Trust Indenture Act	5
	Section
    4.06.  Severability	5
	Section
    4.07.  Headings	5
	Section
    4.08.  Benefits of Supplemental Indenture	6
	Section
    4.09.  Successors	6
	Section
    4.10.  Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals	6
	Section
    4.11.  Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee	6
	Section
    4.12.  Governing Law	6
	Section
    4.13.  Submission of Jurisdiction; Venue	6
	Section
    4.14.  Counterpart Originals	7

 

     

    	 

    

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE, dated as of March 1, 2021 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), among Mirror Merger Sub 2, LLC,
a Maryland limited liability company (the “Successor Company”), Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation
(the “Guarantor”), Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Predecessor Company”) and Wilmington
Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to the Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2007 (the “Base
Indenture,” as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Indenture”),
by and between the Predecessor Company and the Trustee.

 

WHEREAS,
the Predecessor Company and the Trustee are parties to the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of October 2, 2007, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2013 (the “Second Supplemental
Indenture”), and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2017 (the “Third Supplemental
Indenture”), pursuant to which the Predecessor Company has issued (i) a series of its Securities in the aggregate principal
amount of $500,000,000 and designated as its 6.500% Notes due 2017, (ii) a series of its Securities in the aggregate principal
amount of $325,000,000 and designated as its 3.625% Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) and (iii) a series
of its Securities in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 and designated as its 3.500% Notes due 2027 (the “2027
Notes”). The 2023 Notes and the 2027 Notes are the only Securities outstanding under the Indenture on the date hereof;

 

WHEREAS,
the Predecessor Company proposes to merge with and into the Successor Company, with the Successor Company being the Surviving
Person (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS,
Section 5.01 of the Indenture (as amended with respect to the 2023 Notes by the Second Supplemental Indenture and as amended with
respect to the 2027 Notes by the Third Supplemental Indenture) provides, inter alia, that the Predecessor Company shall
not merge or consolidate with or into any other Person unless the Surviving Person expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture,
the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities and the due and punctual
performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by the Predecessor Company;

 

WHEREAS,
this Supplemental Indenture is being executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture (as amended as described
above) as a condition under the Indenture (as so amended) to the Merger;

 

WHEREAS,
the Guarantor has duly authorized the full and unconditional guarantee of the Securities, and in order to provide the guarantee
of same, the Guarantor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture;

 

WHEREAS,
Article Nine of the Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be entered into by the parties for the purposes referenced
above without the consent of any Holder provided certain conditions are met;

 

     

    	 

    

WHEREAS,
the conditions set forth in the Indenture for the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been met; and

 

WHEREAS,
this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Successor Company, the
Guarantor, the Predecessor Company and the Trustee;

 

NOW THEREFORE,
the Successor Company, the Guarantor and the Predecessor Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows:

 

This Supplemental
Indenture shall be effective as of the Second Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of October 7, 2020, by and among the Guarantor, Mirror Merger Sub 1, Inc. and the Predecessor Company) (the “Second
Merger Effective Time”).

 

Article
1

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01.Definitions.
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture. The words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this
Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

 

Article
2

ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS

 

Section 2.01.Assumption
of Obligations by the Successor Company.

 

(a)       Pursuant
to Section 5.01 of the Indenture (as amended as described above), the Successor Company hereby assumes the due and punctual payment
of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities and the due and punctual performance and observance
of all the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by the Predecessor Company.

 

(b)       Pursuant
to Section 5.02 of the Indenture, the Successor Company shall succeed to and be substituted for and may exercise every right and
power of the Predecessor Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Successor Company had been named as the Company
therein, and the Predecessor Company shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.

 

Article
3

GUARANTEE

 

Section 3.01.The
Guarantee. Subject to the provisions of this Article, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantees,
on an unsecured basis, the full and punctual payment (whether at stated maturity, upon redemption or

 

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acceleration,
or otherwise) of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all other amounts payable, including property deliverable,
under, the Securities (whether heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture), and the full and punctual
payment of all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture. Upon failure by the Company to pay punctually any such
amount, the Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in the Indenture.
This Guarantee constitutes a guaranty of payment and not of collection.

 

Section 3.02.Guarantee
Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder are unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, will not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:

 

(a)       any
extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Company under the Indenture
or any Security, by operation of law or otherwise;

 

(b)       any
modification or amendment of or supplement to the Indenture or any Security;

 

(c)       any
change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other
similar proceeding affecting the Company or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Company
contained in the Indenture or any Security;

 

(d)       the
existence of any claim, set off or other rights which the Guarantor may have at any time against the Company, the Trustee or any
other Person, whether in connection with the Indenture or any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein prevents the
assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

 

(e)       any
invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Company for any reason of the Indenture or any Security, or any provision
of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Company of the principal of or interest on any Security
or any other amount payable by the Company under the Indenture; or

 

(f)       any
other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Company, the Trustee or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever
which might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to the Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder.

 

Section 3.03.Discharge;
Reinstatement. The Guarantor’s obligations under this Article with respect to any Securities will remain in full
force and effect until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Securities and all other amounts payable by the
Company under the Indenture with respect to such Securities have been paid in full. If at any time any payment of the principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security or any other amount payable by the Company under the Indenture is rescinded or
must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise, the Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder with

 

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respect to
such payment will be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.

 

Section 3.04.Waiver
by the Guarantor. The Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not
provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Company or any
other Person.

 

Section 3.05.Subrogation.
Upon making any payment with respect to any obligation of the Company under this Article, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to
the rights of the payee against the Company with respect to such obligation, provided that the Guarantor may not enforce any right
of subrogation with respect to such payment so long as any amount payable by the Company hereunder or under the Securities remains
unpaid.

 

Section 3.06.Stay
of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the Company under the Indenture or the Securities
is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration
under the terms of the Indenture are nonetheless payable by the Guarantor hereunder forthwith on demand by the Trustee or the
Holders.

 

Section 3.07.Savings
Clause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, the Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Securities, each
Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent conveyance
under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of state law.
To effectuate that intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the
Guarantor under the Guarantee are limited to the maximum amount that would not render the Guarantor’s obligations subject
to avoidance under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision
of state law.

 

Section 3.08.Execution
and Delivery of Guarantee. The execution by the Guarantor of this Supplemental Indenture evidences the Guarantee of the Guarantor,
whether or not the person signing as an officer of the Guarantor still holds that office at the time of authentication of any
Security. The delivery of any Security by the Trustee after authentication constitutes due delivery of the Guarantee set forth
in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantor.

 

Section 3.09.Release
of Guaranty. The Guarantee of the Guarantor of the Securities will terminate upon defeasance or discharge of the Securities,
as provided in ‎Article Eight of the Indenture.

 

Upon delivery
by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee
will execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of the Guarantor from its obligations under the
Guarantee of the Securities.

 

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Section 3.10.Termination
of the Guarantee upon Merger. The Guarantee of the Guarantor of the Securities will terminate upon the merger of the Company
with and into the Guarantor.

 

Section 3.11.Not
Insured. This Guarantee is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the United States of America.

 

Article
4

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.01.Notice
of Second Merger Effective Time. The Guarantor shall give, or cause to be given, prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
occurrence of the Second Merger Effective Time substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Section 4.02.Effect
of This Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the Successor Company, the
Guarantor, the Predecessor Company and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be supplemented in accordance herewith, and this Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of outstanding Securities heretofore or hereafter
authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound thereby.

 

Section 4.03.Indenture
Remains in Full Force and Effect. To the extent not expressly amended or supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture or other
indentures supplemental thereto, all provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 4.04.Indenture
and Supplemental Indenture Construed Together. This Supplemental Indenture is an indenture supplemental to and in implementation
of the Indenture, and the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto shall henceforth be read
and construed together.

 

Section 4.05.Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision
of the TIA that is required under the TIA to be part of and govern any provision of this Supplemental Indenture, the provision
of the TIA shall control. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may
be so modified or excluded, the provision of the TIA shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or to be excluded
by this Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be.

 

Section 4.06.Severability.
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.

 

Section 4.07.Headings.
The Article and Section headings of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not
to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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Section 4.08.Benefits
of Supplemental Indenture. Except as otherwise set forth in the Indenture, nothing in this Supplemental Indenture, express
or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and thereto and their successors hereunder and thereunder,
any benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 4.09.Successors.
All agreements of the Successor Company and the Guarantor in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind their respective successors
and authorized assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors and authorized
assigns.

 

Section 4.10.Trustee
Not Responsible for Recitals. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Successor Company and
the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency
of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 4.11.Certain
Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee. In entering into this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to
the benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or affording protection to
the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided.

 

Section 4.12.Governing
Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York
but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.

 

Section 4.13.Submission
of Jurisdiction; Venue. Each of the Successor Company and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States sitting
in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to the Indenture or the Securities, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and
each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in such state court sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan.
Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such 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. Each of the Successor Company and the Guarantor
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Indenture
or the Securities in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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Section 4.14.Counterpart
Originals. The parties may sign any number of counterparts of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be
an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail
(including .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other
transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplemental Indenture. Each of the parties represents that it
has undertaken commercially reasonable steps to verify the identity of each individual person executing any such counterparts
via electronic signature on behalf of such party and has and will maintain sufficient records of the same.

 

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

	 	MIRROR MERGER SUB 2, LLC
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Sebastiano Visentini
	 	 	Name: Sebastiano Visentini
	 	 	Title: President, Treasurer and Secretary

 

	 	MORGAN STANLEY, as Guarantor
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Kevin Sheehan
	 	 	Name: Kevin Sheehan
	 	 	Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

	 	EATON VANCE CORP.
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr.
	 	 	Name: Thomas E. Faust Jr.
	 	 	Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Karen Ferry
	 	 	Name: Karen Ferry
	 	 	Title: Vice President

 

    [Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]

    	 

    

Exhibit
A

 

Wilmington Trust Company, as
Trustee

246 Goose Lane

Suite 105

Guilford, CT 06437

Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I refer to the Fourth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2021 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), among Mirror Merger Sub 2,
LLC, Morgan Stanley (the “Guarantor”), Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Predecessor Company”)
and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to the Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2007
(as previously amended, modified or supplemented), by and between the Predecessor Company and the Trustee.

 

Pursuant to ‎Section
4.01 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, I hereby notify you, on behalf of the Guarantor, of the occurrence of the Second Merger
Effective Time.

 

	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:Counsel to the Guarantormcfe-ex42_525.htm

Exhibit 4.2

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, each previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Description of Capital Stock is a part, as well as to the applicable provisions of Delaware law. In this Description of Capital Stock, “we,” “us,” “our,” “McAfee,” and “our Company” refer to McAfee Corp. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the definitions set forth in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 1,500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 300,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Our Class A common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select market, under the symbol “MCFE” and began trading on October 22, 2020. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our Class A common stock. There is no public trading market for our Class B common stock. 

Common Stock

Voting Rights. Holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are be entitled to cast one vote per share on all matters submitted to stockholders for their approval. Holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are not entitled to cumulate their votes in the election of directors. Holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to stockholders for their vote or approval, except with respect to the amendment of certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class B common stock so as to affect them adversely, which amendments must be approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class B common stock, voting as a separate class, or as otherwise required by applicable law. The voting power of the outstanding Class B common stock (expressed as a percentage of the total voting power of all common stock) is equal to the percentage of LLC Units not held directly or indirectly by McAfee Corp. Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis upon the exchange of LLC Units for shares of Class A common stock, and accordingly, the voting power afforded to holders of LLC Units by their shares of Class B common stock will automatically be reduced as the number of LLC Units held by such holder of Class B common stock decreases.

Generally, all matters to be voted on by stockholders must be approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by stockholders (or, in the case of election of directors, by a plurality), voting together as a single class. Delaware law would require our Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders to vote separately as a single class in the following circumstances:

 

	
 
	
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if we amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized shares of a class of stock, or to increase or decrease the par value of a class of stock, then such class would be required to vote separately to approve the proposed amendment; or

 

	
 
	
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if we amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation in a manner that alters or changes the powers, preferences or special rights of a class of stock in a manner that affects holders of such class of stock adversely, then such class would be required to vote separately to approve such proposed amendment.

Except as otherwise provided by law, amendments to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation must be approved by a majority or, in some cases, a super-majority of the combined voting power of all shares entitled to vote, voting together as a single class.

Dividend Rights. Holders of Class A common stock share ratably (based on the number of shares of Class A common stock held) if and when any dividend is declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and to any restrictions on the payment of dividends imposed by the terms of any outstanding preferred stock. The holders of shares of our Class B common stock do not have any right to receive dividends other than dividends consisting of shares of our Class B common stock paid proportionally with respect to each outstanding share of our Class B common stock.

Liquidation Rights. On our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, each holder of Class A common stock is entitled to a pro rata distribution of any assets available for distribution to common stockholders. Other than their par value, the holders of shares of our Class B common stock do not have any right to receive a distribution upon a liquidation or dissolution of our Company.

Other Matters. No shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock are subject to redemption or have preemptive rights to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock. Holders of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock do not have subscription, redemption or conversion rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund 

provisions applicable to the Class A common stock or Class B common stock. All the outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.

Transfers of Class B Common Stock. Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the New LLC Agreement, each holder of Class B common stock agrees that:

 

	
 
	
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the holder will not transfer any shares of Class B common stock to any person unless the holder transfers an equal number of LLC Units to the same person; and

 

	
 
	
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in the event the holder transfers any LLC Units to any person, the holder will transfer an equal number of shares of Class B common stock to the same person.

Preferred Stock

Our board of directors may, without further action by our stockholders, from time to time, direct the issuance of shares of preferred stock in series and may, at the time of issuance, determine the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative participating, optional or special rights, as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the Class A common stock. Satisfaction of any dividend preferences of outstanding shares of preferred stock would reduce the amount of funds available for the payment of dividends on shares of our Class A common stock. Holders of shares of preferred stock may be entitled to receive a preference payment in the event of our liquidation before any payment is made to the holders of shares of our Class A common stock. Under certain circumstances, the issuance of shares of preferred stock may render more difficult or tend to discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the assumption of control by a holder of a large block of our securities or the removal of incumbent management. Upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, our board of directors, without stockholder approval, may issue shares of preferred stock with voting and conversion rights which could adversely affect the holders of shares of our Class A common stock and the market value of our Class A common stock.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Our Amended and Restated Bylaws

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may delay, defer, or discourage another party from acquiring control of us. We expect that these provisions will discourage coercive takeover practices or inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with the board of directors, which we believe may result in an improvement of the terms of any such acquisition in favor of our stockholders. However, they may also discourage acquisitions that some stockholders may favor.

These provisions include:

 

	
 
	
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Classified board. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our board of directors is divided with respect to the time for which directors severally hold office into three classes of directors. As a result, approximately one-third of our board of directors is elected each year. The classification of directors has the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our board. 

 

	
 
	
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No cumulative voting. The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless the certificate of incorporation specifically authorizes cumulative voting. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not authorize cumulative voting.

 

	
 
	
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Requirements for removal of directors. Directors may only be removed for cause; provided, however, that each of the Principal Stockholders may remove any director nominated by such Principal Stockholder, respectively, without cause upon affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting power.

 

	
 
	
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Advance notice procedures. Our amended and restated bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to the board of directors. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has given our secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder’s intention to bring that business before the meeting. Although our amended and restated bylaws do not give the board of directors the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting, our amended and restated bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our Company.

 

	
 
	
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Actions by written consent; special meetings of stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and cannot be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that, except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of the stockholders can only be called by or at the direction of the board of directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire board of directors.

 

	
 
	
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Supermajority approval requirements. Certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and shareholder amendments to our amended and restated bylaws require the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote thereon.

 

	
 
	
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Authorized but unissued shares. Our authorized but unissued shares of common and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Exclusive Forum

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (i) derivative actions or proceedings brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) actions against directors, officers and employees asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) actions asserting a claim against the Company arising pursuant to the DGCL or the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws, (iv) actions to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws or (v) actions asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine, may be brought only in specified courts in the State of Delaware. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action against us or any of our directors, officers, employees or agents and arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). However, Section 22 of the Securities Act, provides that federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over lawsuits brought the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the exclusive forum provision restricts the courts in which claims arising under the Securities Act may be brought, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision. We note that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. This provision does not apply to claims brought under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

Section 203 of the DGCL

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that such stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.

Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions: before the stockholder became interested, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans, in some instances; or at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by board of directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its certificate of incorporation or by-laws resulting from a stockholders’ amendment approved by at least a majority of the outstanding voting shares. We have not opted out of these provisions. As a result, mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts of us may be discouraged or prevented.

Corporate Opportunities

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we renounce any interest or expectancy in the business opportunities of our Principal Stockholders and Thoma Bravo, L.P. and each of their respective affiliates, partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and/or employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the 

Company, and each such party shall not have any obligation to offer us those opportunities unless presented to one of our directors or officers in his or her capacity as a director or officer.

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the liability of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and requires that we will provide them with customary indemnification. We also have entered into customary indemnification agreements with each of our directors that provide them, in general, with customary indemnification in connection with their service to us or on our behalf. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable. We also maintain officers’ and directors’ liability insurance that insures against liabilities that our officers and directors may incur in such capacities.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

Listing

Our Class A common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “MCFE”.

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