UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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As previously disclosed, on November 1, 2020, Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “merger agreement”) with Endure Digital Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Razorback Technology Intermediate Holdings, Inc.) (“Parent”) and Endure Digital, Inc. (formerly known as Razorback Technology, Inc.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “merger”). Parent and Merger Sub are beneficially owned by affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. The Company is filing this communication to provide certain updates in respect of the merger. The following information should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement relating to the merger, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 14, 2020, which should be read in its entirety.
Litigation Relating to the Merger
On December 23, 2020, a complaint was filed against the Company and each of its directors in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The lawsuit, captioned Wilhelm v. Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-03779, alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a materially incomplete and misleading definitive proxy statement in connection with the proposed merger. The plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with or consummating the proposed merger, or, in the event the proposed merger is consummated, the plaintiff seeks to rescind it or recover damages. The plaintiff also seeks an award of costs, expert fees and attorneys’ fees.
Also on December 23, 2020, a complaint was filed against the Company and each of its directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, captioned Johnson v. Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-10889, alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a materially incomplete and misleading definitive proxy statement in connection with the proposed merger. The plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with or consummating the proposed merger and to direct the defendants to disseminate an amendment to the definitive proxy statement that does not contain any allegedly untrue material statements or omissions. The plaintiff also seeks damages and an award of costs, expert fees and attorneys’ fees.
Important Additional Information Filed with the SEC
The Company filed with the SEC a proxy statement (the “proxy statement”), including a form of proxy card, on December 14, 2020. The proxy statement and form of proxy card have been mailed to the Company’s stockholders. The proxy statement contains important information about Parent, the Company, the transaction and related matters. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, AND ANY RELATED AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS, FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders can obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents that the Company filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company are available free of charge on the Company’s investor relations website at ir.endurance.com or by contacting the Company’s Investor Relations Department at ir@endurance.com.
The Company and certain of its directors, executive officers and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the shareholders of the Company in connection with the transaction, including a description of their respective direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are included in the proxy statement dated December 14, 2020, described above. Additional information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is also included in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 9, 2020. As of December 11, 2020, the Company’s directors and executive officers beneficially owned approximately 77,688,275 shares, or 53.2%, of the Company’s common stock. These documents are available free of charge as described above.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This filing contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding the proposed transaction between Parent and the Company, the expected timetable for completing the transaction, future financial and operating results, benefits and synergies of the transaction, future opportunities for the combined company and any other statements about the Parent’s and the Company’s managements’ future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects. These statements are based on current expectations of future events, and these include statements using the words such as “will,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” estimates and similar expressions. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations of the Company. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the Company’s business and the price of its common stock; the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the merger agreement by the stockholders of the Company, and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; the failure of the purchaser to obtain the necessary financing pursuant to the arrangements set forth in the debt commitment letters delivered pursuant to the merger agreement or otherwise; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on the Company’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of the Company and potential difficulties in the Company’s employee retention as a result of the transaction; risks related to diverting management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations, and the outcome of any legal proceedings instituted against the Company or the purchaser related to the merger agreement or the transaction. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect the businesses of the Company described in the “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2019 and in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, and other reports the Company files with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov and https://ir.endurance.com. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The Company does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.
