(e)Approval of Directors. The Stock Splits and the Transaction were approved unanimously by the Board, including a majority of the directors of the Company who are not employees of the Company. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “SPECIAL FACTORS — Background of the Stock Splits to Effect the Transaction,” and “— Fairness of the Stock Splits to effect the Transaction” is incorporated herein by reference.
(f)Other Offers. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “SPECIAL FACTORS — Fairness of the Stock Splits to effect the Transaction” is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. | Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Negotiations |
(a)Report, Opinion or Appraisal. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “SPECIAL FACTORS — Background of the Stock Splits to Effect the Transaction,” “— Fairness of the Stock Splits to effect the Transaction,” and “— Fairness Opinion of Financial Advisor” is incorporated herein by reference.
(b)Preparer and Summary of the Report, Opinion or Appraisal. The Finance and Strategic Planning Committee retained Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. (“Houlihan Lokey”), as its independent financial advisor, to provide financial analyses to the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee in connection with the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee’s evaluation of the Stock Splits, as well as, if requested by the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee, render an oral opinion to the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee (to be subsequently confirmed in writing), that, subject to the procedures followed, assumptions made, qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken and other matters considered by Houlihan Lokey in connection with the preparation of its opinion, as of the date thereof, the Cash Payment to be received by the Cashed Out Stockholders in the Reverse Stock Split was fair, from a financial point of view, to such Cashed Out Stockholders.
The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “SPECIAL FACTORS — Background of the Stock Splits to Effect the Transaction,” “— Fairness of the Stock Splits to effect the Transaction,” and “— Fairness Opinion of Financial Advisor” is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)Availability of Documents. The full text of Houlihan Lokey’s fairness opinion, dated September 6, 2019, is attached asAnnex C to the Proxy Statement. The fairness opinion of Houlihan Lokey and its financial analyses, which were provided to the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee (in its capacity as such) for its use in the evaluation of the Stock Splits, dated September 6, 2019, are each available for inspection and copying at the Company���s principal executive offices, 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046.
Item 10. | Source and Amounts of Funds or Other Consideration |
(a)Source of Funds. “SPECIAL FACTORS — Source of Funds and Expenses” and “MEETING AND VOTING INFORMATION — Solicitation” is incorporated herein by reference.
(b)Conditions. None.
(c)Expenses. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “SPECIAL FACTORS — Source of Funds and Expenses” and “MEETING AND VOTING INFORMATION — Solicitation” is incorporated herein by reference.
(d)Borrowed Funds. None.
Item 11. | Interest in Securities of the Subject Company |
(a)Securities Ownership. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “SPECIAL FACTORS — Interests of Executive Officers, Directors and 10% Stockholders” and “INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY — Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” is incorporated herein by reference.
(b)Securities Transactions. None.
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