THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of December 2, 2024 (as hereafter amended from time to time, this “Agreement”), is made by and among INFORMA PLC, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“Ivory Parent”), INFORMA US HOLDINGS LIMITED, a private company organized under the laws of England and Wales and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Ivory Parent (“Ivory”), and TECHTARGET, INC., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as TORO COMBINECO, INC. (the “Company,” and together with Ivory Parent and Ivory, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2024, by and among TechTarget, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Toro”), the Company, Toro Acquisition Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Ivory Parent, Ivory, and Informa Intrepid Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (as may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), Ivory Parent and Legacy Toro combined the Bluefin Business (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with Legacy Toro and effected the Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement) provided for in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Transactions, as of the date of this Agreement Ivory holds 41,651,366 shares (the “Initial Ivory Shares”) of the Company Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Parties are entering into this Agreement in accordance with the requirements of the Merger Agreement, in order to set forth certain of their respective rights and obligations as a result of the Transactions and in respect of the Company Common Stock, corporate governance, and other related matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Action” means any action, claim, suit, or proceeding, in each case by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under direct or indirect common Control with such specified Person; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, no member of the Ivory Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Company Group, and no member of the Company Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Ivory Group. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Control” (and the correlative terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by,” and “under common Control with”), with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement, or otherwise.
“beneficially own” means, with respect to Company Common Stock, having “beneficial ownership” of such stock for purposes of Rule 13d-3 or 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act, without