for in the Subscription Agreement and have been used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties, rather than establishing matters of fact. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Subscription Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosure.
Pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 1(t)(iii) of the Section 382 Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of August 21, 2019 (the “Rights Agreement”), between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Rights Agent”), the Board determined that Purchaser should be permitted to become the Beneficial Owner (as defined in the Rights Agreement) of up to a number of shares equal to the amount of Purchased Shares purchased pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, such that Purchaser is an “Exempt Person” exempted from being an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) with respect to such shares of Company Common Stock.
Rights Agreement Amendment
On the Signing Date, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement. Section 26 of the Rights Agreement provides that prior to the close of business on the tenth (10th) day after the Stock Acquisition Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement), the Company may supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement, without the approval of any holders of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or shares of Company Common Stock. In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Amendment amends the Rights Agreement to exempt the Merger Agreement, the Support Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby from the application of the Rights Agreement.
This summary of the principal terms of the Merger Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Support Agreement and the Amendment is only a summary and each statement in the summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to these documents, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 2.1, Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit A within Exhibit 2.1, and Exhibit 4.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure set forth above in the section entitled “Subscription Agreement” of Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
As described in Item 1.01, pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, the Company has issued and sold shares of the Company Common Stock to the Purchaser. This issuance and sale are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Purchaser represented to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act and that the Company Common Stock is being acquired for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends will be affixed to any certificates evidencing such shares of the Company Common Stock.
Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
The disclosure set forth above in the section entitled “Rights Agreement Amendment” of Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 22, 2021, the Company and Parent issued a joint press release announcing their entry into the Merger Agreement. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On March 22, 2021, the Company and Parent made available an investor presentation (the “Presentation”) and pre-recorded webcast on their respective websites, in which members of their respective management discussed the Merger (the “Webcast”). The full text of the Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and a copy of the transcript for the Webcast is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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