NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. Description of the Merger
On October 8, 2019, Elastic acquired all outstanding shares of Endgame, a security company offering endpoint protection technology, for a total acquisition price of $234.0 million. Elastic paid the acquisition price through (i) the issuance of 2,218,694 ordinary shares in respect of Endgame’s outstanding capital stock, warrants, convertible notes, and certain retention awards, (ii) the cash repayment of Endgame’s outstanding indebtedness of $20.4 million, (iii) the assumption of Endgame’s outstanding stock options, (iv) a $0.4 million cash deposit to an expense fund for the fees and expenses of the representative and agent of Endgame securityholders, (v) the cash payment of Endgame’s transaction expenses of $5.9 million, and (vi) the cash payment of withholding taxes related to acquisition expense settled in shares of $2.8 million. Approximately 11% of the ordinary shares issued, or 235,031 shares, is being held in an indemnity escrow fund for 18 months after the acquisition close date. For purposes of determining the total acquisition price of $234.0 million, Elastic used the ordinary share price of $89.3836, which was determined on the basis of the volume weighted average price per share rounded to four decimal places for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending with the complete trading day ending five (5) trading days prior to the date upon which the acquisition was consummated.
The fair value of the shares transferred as consideration was $84.12 per share and was determined on the basis of the closing stock price of Elastic’s ordinary shares on the date of acquisition. The fair value of the assumed stock options was determined by using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the applicable assumptions as of the acquisition date.
The stock options assumed on the acquisition date will continue to vest as the Endgame employees provide services in the post-acquisition period. The fair value of these awards will be recorded as share-based compensation expense over the respective vesting period of each stock option.
2. Basis of Presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and related notes are prepared in accordance with Article 11 ofRegulation S-X and present the historical financial information of Elastic and Endgame adjusted to give effect to events that are: (1) directly attributable to the Merger, (2) factually supportable and (3) with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification(ASC) 805-50, Business Combinations—Issues, with Elastic as the accounting acquirer, using the fair value concepts defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, and based on the respective historical consolidated financial statements of Elastic and Endgame.
ASC 805 requires that assets and liabilities acquired be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. Financial statements of Elastic issued after completion of the Merger will reflect such fair values, measured as of the acquisition date. The financial statements of Elastic issued after the completion of the Merger will not be retroactively restated to reflect the historical financial position or results of operations of Endgame.
Under ASC 805, acquisition-related transaction costs (such as advisory, legal, valuation, and other professional fees) are excluded from the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations. Such costs will be expensed in the historical statement of operations in the period incurred.
ASC 820 defines the term “fair value” and sets forth the valuation requirements for any asset or liability measured at fair value, expands related disclosure requirements and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” This is an exit price concept for the valuation of the asset or liability. In addition, market participants are assumed to be buyers and sellers unrelated to Elastic in the principal (or the most advantageous) market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements for an asset assume the highest and best use by these market participants.