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Section 7.03 No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (ii) subject  to  compliance  with Section  7.03(d)  and Section  7.03(e), the  Board  of  Directors  may  make  an  Adverse Recommendation  Change  (i)  in  connection  with  a  Superior  Proposal  or  (ii)  in  response  to events,  changes  or  developments  in circumstances that are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that were not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors as of or prior to the date hereof and becomes known to the Board of Directors after the date hereof and prior to the Acceptance Time (an “Intervening Event”) <omitted> in each case, referred to in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) only if the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under Delaware law. (Page 30)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02           No Solicitation by the Company; Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if (i) a Company Intervening Event has occurred or (ii) the Company has received a Superior Company Proposal that does not result from a material breach of Section 5.02(a) and, in each case, if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors and after taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent during the five (5) Business Day period referred to in clause (iii) below) that the failure to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as a result of the occurrence of such Company Intervening Event or in response to the receipt of such Superior Company Proposal, as the case may be, would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (Page 44)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.2. No Solicitation. <omitted>

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may make a Change in Recommendation in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal or cause the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement concerning an Acquisition Proposal, in each case only if:   (i)    such Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal did not result from a breach of Section 5.2(a);   (ii)the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (A) after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and Independent Financial Advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and (B) after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that in light of such Acquisition Proposal, a failure to make a Change in Recommendation or to cause the Company to enter into such Alternative Acquisition Agreement would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the Company Board’s fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under the DGCL;  (Page 27)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
7.1 Shareholder Approvals. <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the receipt of the Requisite SB Shareholder Approval, SB’s board of directors may make an Adverse Recommendation Change if and only if: (A) SB’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the SB Financial Advisor (or such other financial advisor as SB may use) and outside counsel, that it has received an Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a breach of Section 7.3) that is a Superior Proposal; (B) SB’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with SB’s outside counsel, that a failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of SB’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties to SB and its shareholders under applicable Law; (Page 21)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
5.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> (d) Company Board Recommendation Change; Entry into Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: (i) other than in connection with a bona fide Acquisition Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to any positive material event or development or material change in circumstances with respect to the Company that was (A) not actually known to, or reasonably expected by, the Company Board as of December 11, 2020; and (B) does not relate to (a) any Acquisition Proposal; or (b) the mere fact, in and of itself, that the Company meets or exceeds any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenue, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period ending on or after December 11, 2020, or changes after December 11, 2020 in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the credit rating of the Company (it being understood that the underlying cause of any of the foregoing in this clause (b) may be considered and taken into account) (each such event, an “Intervening Event”), if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable law and if and only if:  (Page 69)


5.3 No Solicitation. <omitted> (d) Company Board Recommendation Change; Entry into Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Offer Acceptance Time: (ii) if the Company has received a bona fide Acquisition Proposal, that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is a Superior Proposal, then the Company Board may (A) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change with respect to such Acquisition Proposal; or (B) authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, in each case if and only if: (1) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable law;  (Page 70)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company.  <omitted>
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) if prior to taking such action the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that (x) failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (y) such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal;  (Page 47)


Section 5.2 No Solicitation by the Company.  <omitted>
(e) Prior to the time the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change of the type described in Section 5.2(d)(i)(B) (“Change of Recommendation”) if and only if: (i) the Company Board or any duly constituted and authorized committee thereof has determined in   43


good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (ii) such action is not in response to the receipt, existence of or terms of a Company Takeover Proposal or a Company Superior Proposal or any inquiry related thereto or the consequences thereof (which is governed by Section 5.2(d)); (iii) such action is in response to a material development, fact, change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance that is not known or reasonably foreseeable, or, if known (or reasonably foreseeable), the consequences of which are not known or reasonably foreseeable, to the Company Board as of the date hereof and becomes known to the Company Board prior to the time of the Stockholder Approval (excluding any Company Takeover Proposal, the “Intervening Event”);  (Pages 47-48)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 6.3 No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (ii) Exception for Superior Proposal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to compliance with Section 6.3(c), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Company has received a Superior Proposal that is not a result of a breach of this Section 6.3, then the Board of Directors of the Company may make an Adverse Recommendation Change and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with ​Section 10.1(d) (including paying the Termination Fee) in order to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement in respect of such Superior Proposal concurrently with the termination of this Agreement. 

(iii) Exception for Intervening Events. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to compliance with Section 6.3(c), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisor, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties pursuant to Applicable Law, the Board of Directors of the Company may, in response to an Intervening Event, make an Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 47)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
4.2 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Section 4.2(d)) , at any time prior to the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, following receipt of a written Acquisition Proposal by the Company after the date of this Agreement that is not preceded by a breach of Section 4.2, if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and Financial Advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that failure to do so would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company Board may (i)make a Change of Recommendation and/or (ii)terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement) with respect to such Superior Proposal; (Page 21)

4.2 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, the Company Board may make a Change of Recommendation for a reason unrelated to a Superior Proposal if the Company Board determines, in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that, (I)an Intervening Event occurred and (II)the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law as a result of the Intervening Event; (Page 21)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.3    Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (e)    Change of Recommendation / Superior Proposal Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (x) the Company Board may make a Change of Recommendation (1) if the Company receives a bona fide unsolicited Acquisition Proposal following the Agreement Date that did not result from a violation of Section 5.3(a) and the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors) based on the information then available that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal or (2) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, in response to an event, occurrence, development or state of facts or circumstances occurring after the Agreement Date that was not known by the Company Board prior to the Agreement Date, in either case of (1) or (2), only if the Company Board determines in good faith that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (y) if the Company Board is permitted to make a Change of Recommendation pursuant to clause (x)(1), the Company may also terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the applicable Superior Proposal;  (Page 35)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted>
(iii)            prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Company Competing Proposal from a third party that was not solicited at any time following the execution of this Agreement and did not arise from a breach of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3, if the Company Board so chooses, the Company Board may effect a Company Change of Recommendation if:   (A)           the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that such Company Competing Proposal is a Company Superior Proposal;   (B)            the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Superior Proposal would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; <omitted> ; and  (Page 33)


Section 6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (iv)            prior to, but not after, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to a Company Intervening Event that occurs or arises after the date of this Agreement and that did not arise from or in connection with a breach of this Agreement by the Company, the Company may, if the Company Board so chooses, effect a Company Change of Recommendation; provided, however, that such a Company Change of Recommendation may not be made unless and until:   (A)            the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel that a Company Intervening Event has occurred;   (B)            the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect such Company Change of Recommendation in response to such Company Intervening Event would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law;   <omitted> .  (Pages 33-34)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b) <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that it has received a Company Superior Proposal that was not solicited, initiated, knowingly encouraged or knowingly facilitated or otherwise procured in violation of this Section 6.3(a) (other than any violation that is immaterial in scope and effect), the Company Board may effect a Company Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g) if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law,  (Page 49)


6.3 No Solicitation by the Company. <omitted> (b)          Except as permitted by this Section 6.3(b) or Section 6.3(d), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) withdraw, qualify or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw, qualify or modify, or fail to make, in each case in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board Recommendation, <omitted> 

(d)          Other than in connection with a Company Alternative Transaction or a Company Superior Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 6.3(b) and shall not be subject to this Section 6.3(d)), prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may, in response to a Company Intervening Event, take any action prohibited by clauses (i) or (iii) of Section 6.3(b), only if (i) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law,  (Page 50)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
4.3.2 Submission to Shareholders. AB will promptly take the actions necessary in accordance with applicable Law and its articles of incorporation and bylaws to convene a shareholders’ meeting to consider the approval of this Agreement and to authorize the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof, the “AB Meeting”). The AB Meeting will be held on the earliest practical date after the date the Prospectus/Proxy Statement may first be sent to AB’s shareholders without objection by applicable Governmental Authorities. The board of directors of AB has adopted a resolution recommending approval of this Agreement and the Merger by AB’s shareholders, and it shall not withdraw, modify, or qualify its recommendation unless, subsequent to the Execution Date, AB receives a Superior Proposal and the board of directors of AB determines, in good faith and upon the written advice of independent legal counsel, that it would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law not to withdraw, modify, or qualify such recommendation. AB shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the shareholders of AB approval of this Agreement in accordance with Utah Law, including (except as provided in the preceding sentence) by communicating to its shareholders its recommendation (and including such recommendation in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) that they approve this Agreement and the Merger. Subject to applicable Law, AB shall adjourn or postpone the AB Meeting if, as of the time for which such meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of AB Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, or if, on the date of such AB Meeting, (a) AB has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares necessary to obtain the required approval by AB’s shareholders and such approval remains possible to obtain and (b) the shareholders of AB have authorized by the requisite vote under Utah Law the adjournment pursuant to the Prospectus/Proxy Statement; provided that AB shall only be required to adjourn the AB Meeting two times pursuant to this Section 4.3.2.  (Page 41)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02. No Solicitation; Adverse Recommendation Change.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may (i) make an Adverse Recommendation Change if (A) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that, as a result of an Intervening Event, failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (B) the Company receives a Company Takeover Proposal after the date of this Agreement that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.02 and for which the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to result in a breach of the Company’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and (ii) solely in the case of clause (i)(B), enter into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(f);  (Pages 55-56)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties