We urge you to contact your clients as promptly as possible. Please note that the Offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, at the end of Friday, April 20, 2018, unless the Offer is extended by Purchaser.
The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 11, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Parent and Purchaser. The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that following the consummation of the Offer and subject to certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has unanimously: (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders; and (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, in accordance with the requirements of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.The Company Board unanimously recommends that the holders of Shares accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser pursuant to the Offer.
For Shares to be properly tendered pursuant to the Offer, (i) the share certificates or confirmation of receipt of such Shares under the procedure for book-entry transfer, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, including any required signature guarantees, or an “Agent’s Message” (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) in the case of book-entry transfer, and any other documents required in the Letter of Transmittal, must be timely received by the Depositary or (ii) the tendering stockholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures, all in accordance with the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.
None of Parent or Purchaser will pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or to any other person (other than to the Depositary and the Information Agent as described in the Offer to Purchase) in connection with the solicitation of tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. Purchaser will, however, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in forwarding materials to their customers. Purchaser will pay all stock transfer taxes applicable to its purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Offer should be addressed to, and additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from, the Information Agent or the undersigned at the addresses and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of the Offer to Purchase.
Very truly yours,
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc.
Nothing contained herein or in the enclosed documents shall render you the agent of Purchaser, the Information Agent or the Depositary or any affiliate of any of them, or authorize you or any other person to use any document or make any statement on behalf of any of them in connection with the Offer other than the enclosed documents and the statements contained therein.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
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Broadridge, Inc.
Attn: BCIS IWS
51 Mercedes Way
Edgewood, NY 11717
All Holders Call Toll Free: (866)321-8022
Or Via Email: shareholder@broadridge.com