UNITED STATES

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Datto Holding Corp.

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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION STATEMENT — SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

Datto Holding Corp.

101 Merritt 7

Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

NOTICE OF WRITTEN CONSENT AND APPRAISAL RIGHTS

AND INFORMATION STATEMENT

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND

YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

To our Stockholders:

This notice of written consent and appraisal rights and information statement is being furnished to the holders of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), of Datto Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Datto”), in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 11, 2022, by and among Datto, Knockout Parent Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaseya Inc. (“Parent”), Knockout Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and, for limited purposes set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below), Kaseya Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Kaseya Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Merger Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this information statement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Datto with Datto surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Upon consummation of the Merger, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) will be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $35.50, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. However, the Merger consideration will not be paid in respect of (a) any shares of Company Common Stock held by Datto as treasury stock or owned by Parent or any of its subsidiaries (including Merger Sub), in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, which will automatically be canceled and extinguished without consideration paid in exchange and (b) those shares of Company Common Stock held by any person who is entitled to demand and who has properly demanded appraisal of such shares of Company Common Stock under Delaware law and not withdrawn his, her or its demand for appraisal or has lost or waived such rights.

The board of directors of Datto has unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Datto and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement; approved the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement by Datto, the performance by Datto of its covenants and other obligations under the Merger Agreement, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement; and resolved to recommend that the holders of Company Common Stock adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

The adoption of the Merger Agreement by Datto’s stockholders required the affirmative vote or written consent by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon. On April 11, 2022, Vista Foundation Fund II, L.P., Vista Foundation Fund II-A, L.P., VFF II FAF, L.P., Vista Foundation Fund II Executive, L.P., Vista Foundation Associates II, LLC and Merritt VI Aggregator, LLC (collectively, the “Majority Stockholders”), which together on April 11, 2022 beneficially owned 113,753,615 shares of Company Common Stock representing approximately 69.1% of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, delivered a written consent approving and adopting in all respects the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger (the “Written Consent”). As a result, no further action by any stockholder of Datto is required under

applicable law or the Merger Agreement (or otherwise) to adopt the Merger Agreement, and Datto will not be soliciting your vote for or consent to the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and will not call a stockholders’ meeting for purposes of voting on the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. This notice and the accompanying information statement shall constitute notice to you from Datto of the Written Consent contemplated by Section 228(e) of the DGCL.

Under Section 262 of the DGCL, if the Merger is completed, subject to compliance with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL, holders of shares of Company Common Stock, other than the Majority Stockholders, will have the right to seek an appraisal for, and be paid the “fair value” in cash of, their shares of Company Common Stock (as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery), together with interest, if any, on the amount determined to be fair value, instead of receiving the Merger consideration. To exercise your appraisal rights, you must submit a written demand for an appraisal to Datto no later than twenty (20) days after the mailing of this information statement, which mailing date is                 , and comply precisely with other procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL, which are summarized in the accompanying information statement. A copy of Section 262 of the DGCL is attached to the accompanying information statement as Annex C. This notice and the accompanying information statement shall constitute notice to you from Datto of the availability of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL in connection with the Merger.

We urge you to read the entire information statement carefully. If the Merger is completed, you will receive instructions regarding payment for your shares of Company Common Stock.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

 

Tim Weller		Emily Epstein
Chief Executive Officer		General Counsel and Secretary

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities regulatory agency has approved or disapproved the Merger, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Merger or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosures in this notice or the accompanying information statement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This information statement is dated                  and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about                 .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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SUMMARY			1
The Parties to the Merger Agreement (page 19)			1
The Merger (page 21)			2
The Merger Consideration (page 56)			2
Recommendation of the Board; Reasons for the Merger (page 30)			3
Required Stockholder Approval for the Merger (page 34)			3
Opinion of Qatalyst Partners (page 35 and Annex B)			3
Financing (page 44)			4
The Merger Agreement (page 55 and Annex A)			4
Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger (page 44)			9
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (page 51)			9
Regulatory Approvals (page 53)			9
Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration (page 57)			10
Specific Performance; Jurisdiction (page 78)			10
Appraisal Rights (page 80 and Annex C)			10
Transaction Litigation (page 51)			11
Market Information and Dividends (page 79)			11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER			12
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			16
THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT			19
THE MERGER			21
Background of the Merger			21
Recommendation of the Board; Reasons for the Merger			30
Required Stockholder Approval for the Merger			34
Opinion of Qatalyst Partners			35
Certain Company Financial Forecasts			42
Financing			44
Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger			44
Delisting and Deregistration of Company Common Stock			51
Transaction Litigation			51
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger			51
Regulatory Approvals			53
THE MERGER AGREEMENT			55
Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement			55
Form of Merger			55
Consummation and Effectiveness of the Merger			55
Consideration to be Received in the Merger			56
Appraisal Shares			56
Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration			57
Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws			58
Representations and Warranties			58
Conduct of Business by Datto Prior to Consummation of the Merger			61
Regulatory Filings; Efforts			64
Written Consent			66
Go Shop			66
No Solicitation			66

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D)

 

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Continuing Employee Matters			67
Indemnification and Insurance			69
Financing Covenant; Datto Cooperation			70
Other Covenants and Agreements			71
Conditions to Consummation of the Merger			72
Termination of the Merger Agreement			73
Termination Fees and Expenses			74
Superior Proposal and Change of Recommendation			75
Amendment and Waiver			77
Specific Performance; Jurisdiction			78
Governing Law			78
MARKET INFORMATION AND DIVIDENDS			79
APPRAISAL RIGHTS			80
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT			85
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			87
Annex A: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER			A-1
Annex B: OPINION OF QATALYST PARTNERS			B-1
Annex C: SECTION 262 OF THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE			C-1

 

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER

The following questions and answers are intended to briefly address commonly asked questions as they pertain to the Merger Agreement and the Merger. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a Datto stockholder. Please refer to the “Summary” beginning on page 1 and the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this information statement, the annexes to this information statement and the documents referred to or incorporated by reference in this information statement, each of which you should read carefully. You may obtain additional information, which is incorporated by reference in this information statement, without charge by following the instructions in “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 87.

 

Q:	What is the proposed transaction and what effects will it have on Datto?

 

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The proposed transaction is the acquisition of Datto by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Once the closing conditions under the Merger Agreement have been satisfied or waived and subject to the other terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Datto. Datto will be the surviving corporation of the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Datto will cease to be a standalone publicly traded company.

 

Q:	What will I receive in the Merger?

 

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Upon completion of the Merger and subject to the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, and subject to your compliance, if applicable, with the letter of transmittal delivered to you by the paying agent after the closing as further described under “The Merger Agreement — Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration” beginning on page 57, you will receive the Merger consideration, $35.50 in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, for each share of Company Common Stock that you own, unless you properly exercise, and do not withdraw, waive or fail to perfect, appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL. For example, if you own 100 shares of Company Common Stock, you will receive $3,550.00 in cash in exchange for your shares of Company Common Stock without interest and less any required withholding taxes. Upon completion of the Merger, you will not own any equity in the surviving corporation.

 

Q:	What happens to Options, RSUs and PSUs if the Merger is completed?

 

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At the Effective Time, each Vested Option (including any Option that vests as a result of the consummation of the Merger) will be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the excess, if any, of $35.50 over the per share exercise price of such Vested Option. At the Effective Time, each Vested RSU and each Vested PSU will be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) $35.50 and (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested RSU or Vested PSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, each unvested Option, each unvested RSU and each unvested PSU will be canceled and converted into a right to receive an amount of cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) $35.50 (less the applicable exercise price with respect to any Options) and (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such equity award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same terms and conditions, including with respect to vesting and any applicable performance conditions.

 

Q:	When do you expect the Merger to be completed?

 

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We are working to complete the Merger as quickly as possible. We currently expect to complete the Merger promptly after all of the conditions to the Merger have been satisfied or waived and subject to the other terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement. Completion of the Merger is currently expected to occur in the second half of 2022, although Datto cannot assure completion by any particular date, if at all.

 

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Q:	What happens if the Merger is not completed?

 

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If the Merger is not completed for any reason, stockholders will not receive any payment for their shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger, and Options, RSUs and PSUs will remain outstanding and the vesting conditions applicable to each Option, RSU and PSU, as applicable, will remain in place (including any applicable performance conditions). Instead, Datto will remain a publicly traded company, and shares of Company Common Stock will continue to be traded on the NYSE.

 

Q:	Why am I not being asked to vote on the Merger?

 

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Applicable Delaware law and Datto’s certificate of incorporation require the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the holders in the aggregate of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote in order to effect the Merger. Datto’s certificate of incorporation permits any action which is required or permitted to be taken by Datto’s stockholders to be taken without a meeting if a written consent is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting. The requisite stockholder approval was obtained immediately following the execution of the Merger Agreement on April 11, 2022, when the Written Consent was delivered by the Majority Stockholders, which owned shares of Company Common Stock constituting approximately 69.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock on that date. Therefore, your vote is not required and is not being sought. We are not asking you for a proxy, and you are requested not to send us a proxy.

 

Q:	Why did I receive this information statement?

 

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Applicable laws and securities regulations require us to provide you with notice of the Written Consent that was delivered by the Majority Stockholders, as well as other information regarding the Merger, even though your vote or consent is neither required nor requested to adopt or authorize the Merger Agreement or complete the Merger. This information statement also constitutes notice to you of the availability of appraisal rights in connection with the Merger under Section 262 of the DGCL, a copy of which is attached to this information statement as Annex C.

 

Q:	Did the Board approve and recommend the Merger Agreement?

 

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Yes. After careful consideration, the Board unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Datto and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into the Merger Agreement; (ii) approved the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement by Datto, the performance by Datto of its covenants and other obligations under the Merger Agreement, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Datto stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement in accordance with the DGCL. For a discussion of the factors that the Board considered in determining to approve and recommend the Merger Agreement, please see “The Merger — Recommendation of the Board; Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 30.

 

Q:	What happens if I sell my shares before completion of the Merger?

 

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If you transfer your shares of Company Common Stock before consummation of the Merger, you will have transferred the right to receive the Merger consideration and lose your appraisal rights. In order to receive the Merger consideration or exercise appraisal rights, you must hold your shares through the Effective Time of the Merger.

 

Q:	How do I surrender my Uncertificated Shares held by Datto’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC?

 

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Parent will direct the paying agent to mail to each holder of record of Uncertificated Shares instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Uncertificated Shares in exchange for the Merger consideration. Upon the paying agent’s receipt of an “agent’s message” (or such other evidence as the paying agent may reasonably

 

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request), the holder of such Uncertificated Shares will be entitled to receive the Merger consideration in exchange for each share of Company Common Stock represented by such Uncertificated Share and such surrendered Uncertificated Share will be canceled.

 

Q:	What happens to my shares of Company Common Stock held by my broker?

 

A:	Your broker generally will handle cashing out all shares of Company Common Stock that you hold in your brokerage account after the closing of the Merger has occurred. You should direct any specific questions on this to your broker.

 

Q:	Is the Merger subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions?

 

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Yes. Before the Merger can be completed, Datto, Parent, Merger Sub, Kaseya Holdings and Kaseya must fulfill or, if permissible, waive several closing conditions. If these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Merger will not be completed. See “The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Consummation of the Merger” beginning on page 72.

 

Q:	Am I entitled to exercise appraisal rights instead of receiving the Merger Consideration for my shares?

 

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Yes. Under Section 262 of the DGCL, stockholders who did not provide a consent to the adoption of the Merger Agreement (i.e., stockholders other than the Majority Stockholders) are entitled to exercise appraisal rights in connection with the Merger with respect to their shares of Company Common Stock if they meet certain conditions and comply with the applicable statutory procedures for demanding and perfecting appraisal rights and do not subsequently validly withdraw or lose such rights. See the section in this information statement entitled “Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 80.

 

Q:	What happens if a third party makes an offer to acquire Datto before the Merger is completed?

 

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If prior to obtaining the Written Consent, Datto or any of its representatives had received a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), then in response to such Acquisition Proposal, Datto could have engaged in or otherwise participated in discussions or negotiations with such person or group and its representatives if the Board had determined in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal constituted or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal (as defined below) and that the failure to take such action would reasonably have been expected to be inconsistent with Datto’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law (as further described in “The Merger Agreement — Superior Proposal and Change of Recommendation” beginning on page 75). Datto obtained the Written Consent on April 11, 2022, thus extinguishing Datto’s rights with respect to Acquisition Proposals.

 

Q:	Will I owe taxes as a result of the Merger?

 

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The exchange of Company Common Stock for cash pursuant to the Merger will be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes. Therefore, a United States Holder receiving cash in the Merger generally will recognize capital gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between (x) the amount of cash the United States Holder received (determined before deduction of any applicable withholding taxes) and (y) such United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis of the surrendered shares of Company Common Stock.

A Non-United States Holder will generally not be subject to United States federal income tax on any gain resulting from the exchange of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger, unless such holder has certain connections to the United States, but the Merger could be a taxable transaction to such holder under non-United States tax laws applicable to such holder.

 

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Holders of Company Common Stock should read the section entitled “The Merger — Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger” beginning on page 51 for a more detailed description of the United States federal income tax consequences of the Merger. Tax matters can be complicated, and the tax consequences of the Merger to you will depend on your particular situation. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the United States federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the Merger.

 

Q:	Where can I find more information about Datto?

 

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We file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the SEC’s public reference facilities. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for information about these facilities. This information is also available on the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. For a more detailed description of the available information, please refer to “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 87.

 

Q:	Who can help answer my other questions?

 

A:	If you have more questions about the Merger, please contact our Investor Relations department at ir@datto.com. If your broker holds your shares, you should call your broker for additional information.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This information statement, and the documents to which we refer you in this information statement, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, statements regarding forecasts and projections as described in “The Merger — Certain Company Financial Forecasts” beginning on page 42, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this information statement are forward-looking statements, and they are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “can have,” “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance or other events. For example, all statements we make relating to our estimated and projected costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or our plans and objectives for future operations, growth initiatives, or strategies are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected, including:

 

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uncertainties associated with the proposed Merger with Kaseya;

 

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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;

 

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the inability to complete the proposed Merger due to the failure to satisfy conditions to completion of the proposed Merger, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the proposed Merger;

 

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risks related to disruption of management’s attention from our ongoing business operations due to the proposed Merger;

 

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the effect of the announcement of the proposed Merger on our relationships with our customers, operating results and business generally;

 

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the risk that the proposed Merger will not be consummated in a timely manner or at all;

 

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the costs of the proposed Merger if the proposed Merger is not consummated;

 

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restrictions imposed on our business during the pendency of the proposed Merger;

 

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potential litigation instituted against us or our directors challenging the proposed Merger;

 

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our ability to recruit, retain and develop key employees and management personnel, including in light of the proposed Merger;

 

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the continuing impacts on our operations and financial condition from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

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our ability to effectively compete;

 

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fluctuations in our operating results;

 

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our ability to sustain cash flows and profitability;

 

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our ability to attract new MSP partners;

 

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our ability to sell additional products and subscriptions to our MSP partners;

 

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the recognition of revenue from our subscription offerings;

 

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the strength of the SMB IT market;

 

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our ability to manage the ongoing growth of our business;

 

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the risks associated with our current and future international operations, including the risks of expansion into new international markets;

 

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the impact of volatility in the global economy including heightened inflation, rising interest rates and the effects from the war in Ukraine;

 

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the ability of our MSP partners to sell our products;

 

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possible data losses or breaches experienced by MSP partners or their SMB customers using our products or solutions;

 

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the risks associated with defects or vulnerabilities in our or our third-parties’ software, solutions, infrastructure and hardware;

 

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the impact of natural disasters, health pandemics, terrorism or other catastrophic events;

 

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the impact of changes in SMBs’ IT needs and our ability to adapt our offerings;

 

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our ongoing ability to utilize the application programming interfaces of products such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace;

 

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our ability to realize benefits from our investment in research and development activities;

 

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the impact of any manufacturing and logistics delays or pricing fluctuations relating to our manufacturing partners;

 

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our ability to effectively manage our supply chain and inventory;

 

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our dependence on a limited number of manufacturers for certain components of our products;

 

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our ability to provide high quality technical support and the extent to which our MSP partners are able to provide satisfactory technical support to their SMB customers;

 

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the risks related to our use of open source software in certain of our products and subscription offerings;

 

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our ability to meet our contractual commitments related to response time and service level, and the quality of professional services we provide;

 

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the risks associated with indemnity provisions in some of our agreements;

 

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the risks and uncertainties associated with our limited operating history;

 

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the risks associated with past and future business acquisitions;

 

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our ability to make expenditures in order to support additional growth;

 

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the risk of negative publicity, legal liability or other expenditures which could result from the material stored on our servers;

 

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the effects of interruptions or delays in services provided by our data centers or other third parties;

 

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our reliance on technology and intellectual property licensed from other parties;

 

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our ability to integrate our products with other operating systems, software applications, platforms and hardware;

 

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the impact of claims by others that we infringe upon their proprietary technology or other rights;

 

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the potential adverse impact of legal proceedings;

 

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the risks associated with our indemnification obligations and the limitations of our director and officer liability insurance;

 

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the ability of our MSP partners to access high-speed internet and the continued reliability of the internet infrastructure;

 

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our ability to sustain market recognition of and loyalty to our brand;

 

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our ability to maintain our corporate culture;

 

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the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

 

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the impact of fluctuations in interest rates;

 

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we previously identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, which may result in material misstatements of our financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations;

 

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our ability to develop and maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting;

 

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the accuracy of the estimates and judgments relating to our critical accounting policies;

 

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the impact of tax consequences related to our domestic and international operations;

 

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the impact of changes in tax laws or regulations affecting us or our partners;

 

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our ability to comply with governmental export controls and economic sanctions laws in connection with our international operations;

 

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our ability to comply with legal requirements, contractual obligations and industry standards relating to security, data protection and privacy;

 

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our ability to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996;

 

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our ability to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws associated with our activities outside of the United States;

 

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our ability to comply with the other government laws and regulations applicable to our business; and

 

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other risks detailed in our filings with the SEC, including “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 87.

We believe that the assumptions on which our forward-looking statements are based are reasonable. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Merger or other matters addressed in this information statement and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this information statement or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this document. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT

Datto

Datto Holding Corp.

101 Merritt 7

Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

Phone: (888) 995-1431

Datto is the leading global provider of security and cloud-based software solutions for SMBs delivered through Datto’s global network of MSP partners. As of December 31, 2021, Datto had over 18,500 MSP partners with active subscriptions for one or more of Datto’s products. Datto, combined with its unified, cloud-based platform, provides mission-critical software, technologies and security solutions that MSPs can integrate into managed services that they offer to their SMB customers. For more information, visit www.datto.com. Additional information regarding Datto is contained in our filings with the SEC, copies of which may be obtained without charge by following the instructions in “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 87.

The Company Common Stock is listed with, and trades on, the NYSE under the symbol “MSP”.

Parent

Knockout Parent Inc.

c/o Kaseya

701 Brickell Avenue #400

Miami, Florida 33131

Phone: (877) 282-8857

Parent is a Delaware corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaseya. After the closing of the Merger, Parent will be the parent company of Datto.

Merger Sub

Knockout Merger Sub Inc.

c/o Kaseya

701 Brickell Avenue #400

Miami, Florida 33131

Phone: (877) 282-8857

Merger Sub, incorporated in the state of Delaware, was formed by Parent solely for the purpose of completing the Merger with Datto. Merger Sub is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and has not carried on any business, conducted any operations or incurred any liabilities or obligations, other than those incidental to its formation and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the performance of its obligations under the Merger Agreement and matters ancillary to the Merger Agreement. Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist.

Kaseya Holdings

Kaseya Holdings Inc.

701 Brickell Avenue #400

Miami, Florida 33131

Phone: (877) 282-8857

Kaseya Holdings is a premier provider of unified IT management and security solutions for MSPs and SMPs. Through its customer-centric approach, Kaseya Holdings delivers best in breed technologies that allow

 

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organizations to efficiently manage, secure and backup data. Kaseya Holdings offers a broad array of IT management solutions, including Unitrends, RapidFire Tools, Spanning Cloud Apps, IT Glue, ID Agent, Graphus, TruMethods and RocketCyber, serving more than thousands of organizations worldwide. These solutions are designed to automate and integrate IT functions enabling customers to more efficiently manage and secure their organizations. Kaseya Holdings’ website is www.kaseya.com.

Kaseya

Kaseya Inc.

701 Brickell Avenue #400

Miami, Florida 33131

Phone: (877) 282-8857

Kaseya is a Delaware corporation that is the parent company of Parent and a subsidiary of Kaseya Holdings.

 

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THE MERGER

Background of the Merger

The Board and the Company’s senior management periodically review the Company’s long-term strategy and objectives in light of market and industry conditions. These reviews have included, among other things, consideration of organic growth initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, and potential business combination transactions, as well as other strategic opportunities, in each case with a view towards enhancing shareholder value.

On November 23, 2021, a representative of Insight Partners (“Insight”) reached out on an unsolicited basis to a representative of the Majority Stockholders seeking to schedule a discussion about the Company.

On November 29, 2021, representatives of Insight spoke to John Stalder and Jack Dillon, members of the Company’s Board, regarding Insight’s interest in a potential transaction with the Company. Mr. Stalder and Mr. Dillon stated that they would inform the Board of Insight’s potential interest at the next Board meeting.

On December 6, 2021, a representative of a private equity firm, which we refer to as Party A, contacted Mr. Stalder on an unsolicited basis requesting a conversation with respect to a potential transaction involving the Company.

On December 6, 2021, the Board held a meeting with members of the Company’s management and a representative of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“Kirkland”), the Company’s outside legal advisor, in attendance. At the meeting, Mr. Stalder informed the Board of recent inquiries from Insight and from Party A, regarding their respective interest in a potential transaction involving the Company. After discussion, the Board directed Mr. Stalder to inform each party that the Company was not for sale and was focused on its upcoming investor day and executing its plan for the remainder of the fourth quarter, but that there was sufficient public information available for the private equity firms to develop their views with respect to any potential transaction and that the Board was open to evaluating any opportunities that created value for all shareholders. Following the Board meeting, Mr. Stalder contacted representatives of each of Insight and Party A to deliver the message directed by the Board.

On December 16, 2021, the Board held a meeting with members of the Company’s management and a representative from Kirkland in attendance. At the meeting, Mr. Stalder informed the Board that he delivered the message to Insight and Party A. The Board agreed that the same message would be provided to any other party who might express similar interest in the future. No decision was made to pursue a review of strategic alternatives or sale process at that time.

On December 22, 2021, a representative of a private equity firm, which we refer to as Party B, contacted Mr. Stalder on an unsolicited basis to generally discuss the sector in which the Company operated. The representative of Party B and Mr. Stalder did not discuss a transaction involving Party B and the Company.

On January 3, 2022, a representative of Evercore, financial advisor to Insight and TPG Global, LLC (collectively, “Insight/TPG”), contacted Monti Saroya, member and chairman of the Board, and indicated that Insight/TPG might be interested in pursuing a transaction involving the Company. Mr. Saroya noted that any indications of interest should be directed to Tim Weller, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

On January 10, 2022, a representative of a private equity firm, which we refer to as Party C, contacted Mr. Saroya on an unsolicited basis and indicated that Party C was interested in exploring a potential strategic transaction with the Company. Mr. Saroya told Party C that if Party C was interested in making a proposal they should direct it to Mr. Weller.

 

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On January 21, 2022, a representative of Party C called Mr. Saroya to inform him that Party C would be submitting a written proposal with respect to a potential transaction involving the Company. Mr. Saroya told him to send any proposals directly to Mr. Weller.

On January 23, 2022, a representative of Evercore contacted Mr. Saroya and informed him that Insight/TPG remained interested and was continuing to do work based on publicly available information.

On January 24, 2022, a representative of Party C contacted Mr. Weller to inform him that they were interested in a potential transaction with the Company and intended to submit a written proposal.

On January 25, 2022, representatives of Party C submitted a non-binding written indication of interest to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for $30.00 per share (the “Party C January 25 Proposal”).

On January 26, 2022, a representative of Party C contacted Mr. Weller to reiterate Party C’s enthusiasm with respect to a potential transaction with the Company.

Also on January 26, 2022, a representative of Evercore contacted Mr. Weller to inform him that Insight/TPG were interested in a potential transaction involving the Company and that they would be submitting a written proposal.

On February 2, 2022, representatives of Insight/TPG submitted a nonbinding indication of interest to Mr. Weller to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for $30.50 per share (the “Insight/TPG February 2 Proposal”), in a contemplated transaction that would combine the Company with Kaseya Holdings, a portfolio company controlled by Insight and backed by a significant investment from Insight/TPG (together with Insight/TPG, the “Kaseya Parties”).

Also on February 2, 2022, a representative of Evercore contacted Mr. Weller to reiterate Insight/TPG’s enthusiasm with respect to the possibility of a potential business combination.

On February 10, 2022, the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and a representative of Kirkland in attendance. At the meeting, the Board discussed the terms set forth in the Party C January 25 Proposal and the Insight/TPG February 2 Proposal, both of which had previously been shared with the Board. The Board determined that the current offers submitted by Party C and Insight/TPG were not at a level that would warrant further engagement at this time. Notwithstanding that determination, the Board discussed the potential engagement of a financial advisor and decided that it would be advisable to engage a financial advisor to assist with evaluating and responding to any further proposals that may be received. The Board discussed the advantages and disadvantages of potential financial advisors and directed management to contact Qatalyst Partners because of its familiarity with the Company and expertise in technology mergers and acquisitions. The Board also instructed management to begin preparing long-range projections for the Company for use by the Board in evaluating any further proposals that may be received.

On February 14, 2022, on behalf of the Board, a representative of Qatalyst Partners called a representative of Party C to discuss the Party C January 25 Proposal and informed Party C that the Board had determined that the valuation in the Party C January 25 Proposal was not at a level that would warrant further engagement at this time.

 

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On February 15, 2022, on behalf of the Board a representative of Qatalyst Partners called a representative of Evercore to discuss the Insight/TPG February 2 Proposal and informed Evercore that the Board had determined that the valuation in the Insight/TPG February 2 Proposal was not at a level that would warrant further engagement at this time.

On February 17, 2022, Party B submitted an unsolicited indication of interest to Mr. Weller to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for $32.50 per share.

Also on February 17, a representative of a private equity firm, which we refer to as Party D, contacted a representative of Qatalyst on an unsolicted basis expressing an interest in the Company.

On February 18, 2022, the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland in attendance. Members of management updated the Board on, among other things, recent discussions with Qatalyst Partners and on the preliminary indications of interest that the Company had received with respect to a potential acquisition of the Company. Following discussion, the Board determined to conduct a review of strategic alternatives available to the Company and decided to formally engage Qatalyst Partners to assist with the evaluation of strategic alternatives available to the Company. The Board selected Qatalyst Partners as its financial advisor because of its reputation as a highly regarded investment bank, substantial knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates, familiarity with the Company and extensive experience in providing financial advice in connection with strategic transactions. The Board directed management to instruct Qatalyst Partners to reach out to certain other private equity firms and potential strategic counterparties (which were determined in consultation with Qatalyst Partners) who, because of their familiarity with the sector and ability to consummate a transaction, were viewed as the most likely potential acquirers of the Company to gauge their interest in a potential transaction involving the Company and gather information with respect to the strategic alternatives available for the Board to consider.

Following the February 18 Board meeting, at the direction of the Board, Qatalyst Partners contacted each of Insight/TPG, Party B and Party C to inform them the Company had received multiple unsolicited proposals, and that the price per share set forth in their respective proposals represented insufficient value for the Company’s shareholders, and if they were interested in acquiring the Company, they should each submit a revised proposal with an increased offer price based on public information. Also, at the direction of the Board, Qatalyst Partners contacted nine additional private equity firms (including Party A and Party D) and six strategic parties, which were selected for outreach as the parties most likely to be interested in exploring a transaction involving the Company based on their perceived interest in making investments in the industry in which the Company operates and their financial capability to consummate a transaction of this size. Party A and Party D and one other private equity firm, referred to herein as Party E, subsequently indicated they would potentially be interested in a transaction involving the Company. None of the strategic parties or the other private equity firms contacted was interested in pursuing the opportunity citing a variety of reasons, including competing priorities, the market in which the Company operates, the Company’s customer profile, expected valuation and competitive interest in the Company.

On February 23, 2022, the Company announced its financial results for the 2021 fiscal year, which were in-line with and, in certain instances, exceeded, the Company’s previously announced guidance.

On February 24, 2022, representatives of Party C spoke to representatives of Qatalyst Partners and requested a call with Mr. Weller to discuss the Company’s recent earnings release and other high priority questions as Party C considered submitting a revised proposal.

On February 25, 2022, Insight/TPG submitted a revised indication of interest, proposing a price of $34.00 per share, as well as a draft merger agreement.

On February 28, 2022, the Company entered into a confidentiality agreement with Party C. The confidentiality agreement included customary nondisclosure provisions and a standstill provision that prohibited the financial sponsor, for an agreed-upon period from the date of the agreement, from publicly offering to acquire or acquiring the Company, and from taking certain other actions, including soliciting proxies, without the prior consent of the

 

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Company. The confidentiality agreement provided Party C with the ability to make acquisition proposals at any time following the Company’s entry into a definitive agreement with a third party providing for a sale of Company. In addition, the confidentiality agreement with Party C required the financial sponsor to obtain the Company’s consent prior to contacting any financing sources or teaming with other parties regarding a potential transaction with the Company. Also on February 28, 2022, following execution of the confidentiality agreement, Party C held a call with Mr. Weller to discuss recent earnings and other high priority questions as previously requested.

Also on February 28, Party C submitted a revised indication of interest valuing the Company at $33.00–34.00 per share.

On March 1, 2022, Party B submitted a revised non-binding indication of interest to acquire the Company for $33.75 per share.

On March 2, 2022 the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland in attendance. Management updated the Board on the status of the indications of interest that had been received from third parties. The Board discussed that a number of the potential bidders intended to combine the Company with an existing portfolio company controlled by the relevant private equity firm and the additional considerations raised in connection with such proposals, including potential incremental regulatory and financing considerations. Members of management also updated the Board on the long-range financial projections that were being prepared by management, and a discussion ensued with respect to the projections during which it was noted that the projections would be included in the preliminary valuation analysis to be presented by Qatalyst Partners at the next Board meeting. Also at the meeting, Kirkland reviewed with the Board its fiduciary duties under Delaware law and discussed certain considerations for the Board of Directors when undertaking an evaluation of strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of the Company, which included (among other things) the importance of monitoring and disclosing to the Board any potential conflicts of interest that could arise in connection with any strategic process. At the meeting, the Board formed a Transaction Committee for convenience and efficiency, and not to address any potential conflicts of interest, and Monti Saroya, Mr. Stalder, Adrian Dillon, Austin McChord and Mr. Weller, all of whom had significant experience with mergers and acquisition transactions and indicated they would be available on short notice in the upcoming period, were appointed to the Transaction Committee. The Board authorized the Transaction Committee to help oversee and coordinate with management and advisors with respect to a possible transaction involving the Company and to provide input on negotiations and discussions with potential buyers regarding a possible transaction, but reserved for the full Board the right to approve any potential transaction involving the Company.

Also on March 2, 2022, Party D submitted an initial indication of interest valuing the Company at $30.00–32.00 per share. At the direction of the Board, Qatalyst Partners informed Party D that that valuation was below the indications of interest that had been received from other counterparties and encouraged Party D to increase their price.

On March 4, 2022, Party D informed Qatalyst Partners that they could not increase their price above the range indicated in the March 2 proposal and were withdrawing from the process.

On March 5, 2022, the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. Members of management and representatives of Qatalyst Partners updated the Board with respect to the preliminary letters of interest that had been received from private equity firms and the Board discussed with its advisors regulatory considerations with respect to each of the private equity firms that had submitted a preliminary letter of interest. The Board reviewed the long-range financial projections (the “Projections”) that had been prepared by the Company’s management. Representatives of Qatalyst Partners gave a presentation to the Board with respect to a preliminary valuation analysis. The Board discussed the valuation analysis in light of the Company’s standalone plan that had been prepared by management, ongoing market volatility and challenges facing the industry in which the Company operates. The

 

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Board and members of management in attendance also discussed with representatives of Qatalyst Partners potential alternatives to a sale of the Company, including continuing to execute the Company’s standalone plan. At the meeting, the Board considered and discussed whether the timing was appropriate for a potential sale transaction, including the relative risks and benefits and focusing on, among other things, the probability of consummating a successful sale at compelling value and the ability of the Company to execute on its standalone plan given challenges facing the industry.

After consultation with Qatalyst Partners, the Board instructed management and its advisors to continue to move forward with a process to determine if any of the parties that had submitted initial indications of interest would be willing to acquire the Company at a compelling valuation. The Board also authorized the continued use of the Projections by Qatalyst Partners and the provision of the Projections to interested parties who had executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company. Following the meeting, Qatalyst Partners reached out to each of Insight/TPG, Party B and Party C to inform them the Company would be willing to provide access to management and diligence information (including the Projections) following execution of a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement.

Later in the day on March 5, 2022, Qatalyst Partners sent its conflict disclosure letter to the Board, which provided that, in Qatalyst Partners’ opinion, it had no conflicts that would limit its ability to fulfill its responsibilities as financial advisor to the Company.

On March 7, 2022, a representative of one of the private equity firms contacted by Qatalyst Partners following the February 18 Board meeting, which we refer to as Party E, submitted a nonbinding indication of interest to acquire the Company at a valuation of between $28.00 and $31.00 per share. At the direction of the Board, Qatalyst Partners informed Party E that its valuation was below the indications of interest that had been received from other counterparties and encouraged Party E to increase its offer price if it wanted to move forward in the process.

On March 8, 2022, Party C was provided with access to a virtual data room with diligence information regarding the Company (the “Data Room”).

Also on March 8, 2022, the Company entered into a confidentiality agreement with Party B. The confidentiality agreement included customary nondisclosure provisions and a standstill provision that prohibited the financial sponsor, for an agreed-upon period from the date of the agreement, from publicly offering to acquire or acquiring the Company, and from taking certain other actions, including soliciting proxies, without the prior consent of the Company. The confidentiality agreement provided Party B with the ability to make acquisition proposals at any time following the Company’s entry into a definitive agreement with a third party providing for a sale of Company. In addition, the confidentiality agreement required the financial sponsor to obtain the Company’s consent prior to contacting any financing sources or teaming up with other parties regarding a potential transaction with the Company. Also on March 8, 2022, members of the Company’s senior management held a due diligence meeting with Party B, which was attended by representatives of Qatalyst Partners. The following day, on March 9, 2022, Party B was provided with access to the Data Room.

On March 9, 2022, a representative of Party A submitted a nonbinding indication of interest to acquire the Company at a valuation of $32.50 per share. Also on March 9, 2022, members of the Company’s senior management held a due diligence meeting with Party C, which was attended by representatives of Qatalyst Partners.

Also on March 9, 2022, the Projections prepared by management were uploaded to the Data Room.

On March 10, 2022, Party E informed Qatalyst Partners that they were not interested in pursuing a transaction with the Company at a price above $31.00 per share and were withdrawing from the process.

 

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On March 11, 2022, the Transaction Committee held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. Members of management and representatives of Qatalyst Partners updated the Board on the status of the diligence being conducted and the Transaction Committee discussed timing considerations and next steps.

On March 14, 2022, a representative of a private equity firm, which we refer to as Party F, sent an unsolicited email to a representative of Qatalyst Partners indicating that they were interested in a transaction involving the Company. Qatalyst Partners informed Party F that if they had a strong interest, Party F should submit an indication of interest based on publicly available information.

On March 16, 2022, Bloomberg published an article reporting that the Company was exploring strategic options, including a potential sale.

Also on March 16, 2022, the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) held a meeting, with Mr. Weller, representatives of Kirkland and representatives of the Company’s independent compensation consultant, Pearl Meyer, in attendance. The Compensation Committee discussed a range of potential post-termination change in control protections for members of management. The Compensation Committee discussed the competitive employment environment and the risks of employees leaving or being poached following a deal announcement and the importance of ensuring the necessary employees remained in place to manage the Company following the announcement of any transaction. The Compensation Committee requested that management provide additional information with respect to potential post-termination change in control protections for the Compensation Committee’s consideration.

On March 16, 2022, members of the Company’s senior management provided a presentation to representatives of Party B regarding the Company, which was attended by representatives of Qatalyst Partners.

During the week of March 14, 2022, the Company entered into confidentiality agreements with each of Party A and the Kaseya Parties. Each of the confidentiality agreements included customary nondisclosure provisions and a standstill provision that prohibited the financial sponsor and the Kaseya Parties, as applicable, for an agreed-upon period from the date of the agreement, from publicly offering to acquire or acquiring the Company, and from taking certain other actions, including soliciting proxies, without the prior consent of the Company. Each of the confidentiality agreements provided the applicable counterparty with the ability to make acquisition proposals at any time following the Company’s entry into a definitive agreement with a third party providing for a sale of the Company. In addition, each of these confidentiality agreements required the financial sponsor and the Kaseya Parties, as applicable, to obtain the Company’s consent prior to contacting any financing sources (with certain financing sources of the Kaseya Parties being pre-approved) or teaming up with other parties regarding a potential transaction with the Company.

After executing confidentiality agreements, the Kaseya Parties and Party A were granted access to the Data Room (including the Projections) on March 16 and March 17, respectively.

On March 18, 2022, the Compensation Committee held a meeting, with Mr. Weller, representatives of Kirkland and Pearl Meyer in attendance. The Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed the alternatives with respect to potential post-termination change in control protections.

On March 20, 2022, the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. Members of management updated the Board on the status of diligence and upcoming meetings scheduled with parties. Qatalyst Partners also updated the board on feedback that had been received from bidders in connection with the sale process. Qatalyst Partners also discussed with the Board the email and subsequent call Qatalyst Partners had received from Party F and the absence of any additional follow-up or engagement by Party F. The Board determined to not engage in subsequent conversations with Party F given its failure to submit an indication of interest, fund size and lack of history in similar transactions.

 

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On March 21, 2022, members of the Company’s senior management provided a presentation to representatives of Kaseya Parties regarding the Company, which was attended by representatives of Qatalyst Partners.

On March 25, 2022, representatives of the Kaseya Parties and Party B contacted representatives of Qatalyst Partners to request permission to partner with each other.

On March 27, 2022, an initial draft merger agreement that had been prepared by Kirkland was uploaded to the Data Room and made available to the Kaseya Parties, Party B and Party C. The initial draft merger agreement provided for (i) a “hell-or-high-water” regulatory efforts covenant, (ii) a 45-day go-shop period following the announcement of a transaction, during which the Company would be entitled to solicit competing proposals and (iii) the buyer to provide equity commitment letters for the full purchase price.

On March 28, 2022, the Transaction Committee held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. Members of management and representatives of Qatalyst Partners updated the Transaction Committee on recent conversations with interested parties, including that the Kaseya Parties and Party B had requested to partner with each other to submit a combined proposal. The Transaction Committee discussed the benefits of the two parties working together, including the fact that it was unlikely that Party B would be able to submit a competitive proposal on its own, and determined to allow the Kaseya Parties and Party B to partner with each other. The Kaseya Parties and Party B are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Consortium.

On March 28, 2022, Qatalyst Partners sent a process letter to each of the Consortium and Party C instructing each party to submit written proposals specifying the best and final per share purchase price that the party would be willing to pay for an acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of the Company on April 7, 2022. In addition, the process letter instructed the bidders to submit markups of the draft merger agreement that had been uploaded to the Data Room to Kirkland no later than April 1, 2022.

On March 29, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved amendments to the award agreements for certain executives that provided for acceleration of equity awards upon certain qualifying terminations within twelve months following a change of control transaction.

Between March 17, 2022, and the management meeting on March 31, 2022, representatives of Qatalyst Partners followed up with Party A multiple times, noting that the process was moving expeditiously and that Company management were ready to assist with any diligence questions. On March 31, 2022, members of the Company’s senior management provided a presentation to representatives of Party A regarding the Company, which was attended by representatives of Qatalyst Partners. Following that meeting, Party A did not engage in any further discussions with the Company.

During the period from March 1, 2022 until March 31, 2022, each of the Kaseya Parties, Party B and Party C provided supplemental due diligence requests and had further diligence discussions with members of management of the Company to discuss the Company’s business and other due diligence matters. Throughout the month, at the direction of the Transaction Committee, members of management and representatives of Qatalyst Partners engaged in extensive follow-up due diligence discussions and meetings at the request of interested counterparties regarding the Company’s business, including, but not limited to, the Company’s financial condition, sales & marketing strategy, product management and technology roadmap.

Throughout the Company’s evaluation of potential strategic alternatives, members of senior management had conversations with representatives of the various potential acquirers, including the Kaseya Parties. The Company’s management team was directed by the Board not to, and they did not, discuss any post-transaction employment or compensation matters for management with any potential acquirers or financial sponsors. The confidentiality agreements with each of the potential bidders also restricted their ability to have discussions with the Company’s management team regarding an equity rollover or any post-transaction employment or compensation matters.

 

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On April 1, 2022, legal counsel for Party C and Willkie Farr & Gallagher (“Willkie”), legal counsel for the Consortium, each submitted revised drafts of the merger agreement to Kirkland.

On April 4, 2022, the Transaction Committee held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. Members of management and Qatalyst Partners updated the Transaction Committee on discussions and diligence activity of each of the potential bidders. A representative of Kirkland described the most significant issues raised by the markups received from each of the potential bidders, including, among others, (i) neither of the agreements committed to a “hell or high water” regulatory efforts covenant, (ii) both of the markups provided that the Company’s Majority Stockholder would deliver an irrevocable written consent shortly after execution of the merger agreement, meaning there would be no meaningful period of time when the Board would have a “fiduciary out” if a superior proposal emerged, (iii) the amount of the reverse termination fee proposed by each party and (iv) neither party agreed to provide equity commitment letters for the full purchase price (although the Kaseya Parties noted that their financing plans were still being finalized). The Transaction Committee discussed the issues raised by each of the markups and how to respond to each of the parties. The Transaction Committee instructed Kirkland to set up calls with the legal counsel for each of the potential bidders to discuss feedback on the markups that had been received and to ask them to resubmit markups showing improvement on the points with their final bids on April 7, 2022.

Later in the day on April 4, at the direction of the Transaction Committee, Kirkland held a call with Willkie and delivered feedback on the markup of the merger agreement that Willkie had submitted, noting that to best position their client they should submit a revised draft of their merger agreement markup with their final bid showing any movement they were willing to make on the points discussed. Kirkland noted, among other things, that the Board was not prepared to enter into a transaction with the Kaseya Parties without a robust regulatory efforts covenant. Kirkland also noted that the Board was asking for a period of time after signing when the Board would have a fiduciary out if a superior proposal emerged. Willkie stated that it would be difficult for their client to proceed with a transaction without an irrevocable written consent delivered shortly after execution of the merger agreement. Kirkland also noted that Willkie’s markup of the merger agreement had noted that a full equity backstop was under consideration and stated that the Board would need clarity on the financing plan in connection with the final bid submission.

Kirkland also held a call with legal counsel for Party C and provided them with feedback on the issues in their markup of the merger agreement, noting that, to best position their client in the competitive process, they should submit revised drafts of the merger agreement with their final bid on April 7, 2022, reflecting movement they were willing to make on the points that had been raised.

On April 7, 2022, representatives of the Kaseya Parties informed representatives of Qatalyst Partners that they were no longer partnering with Party B but were planning to submit a bid and revised merger agreement later in the day, as requested. Later in the day on April 7, the Kaseya Parties submitted a proposal to acquire 100% of the equity securities of the Company for $35.00 per share, which included a revised draft of the merger agreement and executed financing commitment documentation.

Also on April 7, 2022, representatives of Party C informed representatives of Qatalyst Partners that, if Party C were to submit a bid, it would be below the range in Party C’s February 28, 2022 indication of interest due to a change in Party C’s view of the long-term growth prospects of the industry in which the Company operates. The representatives of Qatalyst Partners informed Party C that the Company would not be interested in pursuing a transaction at a price below the range indicated in their February 28, 2022 indication of interest. Party C did not submit an updated proposal.

Also on April 7, 2022, representatives of Qatalyst Partners followed up with representatives of Party A and were informed that Party A was withdrawing from the process and would not be submitting a bid for the Company because Party A did not believe it would be able to compete on valuation.

 

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On April 8, 2022, the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance, to discuss the proposal received from the Kaseya Parties. Representatives of Kirkland and Arnold & Porter, who had been engaged as special regulatory counsel to the Board, discussed with the Board the regulatory considerations relevant to a transaction with the Kaseya Parties. Representatives of Qatalyst Partners summarized the proposal received from the Kaseya Parties, including that Party B had decided not to partner with the Kaseya Parties and was not interested in submitting an independent proposal. Qatalyst Partners also described the conversations that had occurred with Party C and Party A. Representatives of Kirkland summarized the terms of the revised Merger Agreement received from the Kaseya Parties, including with respect to: (i) the Kaseya Parties requirement that the Company’s Majority Stockholders deliver an irrevocable written consent promptly following the execution of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the amount of the termination fee payable by the Kaseya Parties in certain circumstances, which had increased to 6% in the revised draft submitted with the Kaseya Parties’ bid; and (iii) the regulatory efforts commitments proposed by the Kaseya Parties, which generally accepted the “hell-or-high-water” standard with respect to the remedy-related actions that may be required to be taken by the Company, but not with respect to Kaseya. The Board discussed the outreach that had been conducted to potentially interested parties by Qatalyst Partners, the robust process that had been run with multiple bidders receiving access to diligence information, and the fact that no additional bidders had come forward following public news reports that the Company was considering a potential transaction. In light of those considerations, the Board determined that it was willing to proceed with consideration of a transaction with the Kaseya Parties that required the delivery of an irrevocable written consent by the Company’s Majority Stockholders promptly following the execution of the definitive merger agreement. The Board also discussed the importance of the regulatory efforts covenant also binding Kaseya directly to increase closing certainty. Later in the day on April 8, 2022, at the request of the Board, representatives of Qatalyst Partners called representatives of Evercore and informed them that if the Kaseya Parties increased their price to $35.50 per share and improved certain key contractual points, the Board was prepared to move forward with the Kaseya Parties to seek to sign and announce a transaction before the markets opened in the U.S. on Monday, April 11. Representatives of Evercore requested that the Company provide the Kaseya Parties with a short period of exclusivity to finalize the terms of a transaction. Representatives of Qatalyst Partners noted that the Company was prepared to move forward expeditiously to seek to sign and announce a transaction on Monday, but would not agree to provide the Kaseya Parties with an exclusivity period. Representatives of the Kaseya Parties confirmed they were prepared to move forward on that basis. Also on April 8, 2022, a representative of Qatalyst Partners confirmed by email to representatives of Kirkland that there had been no changes to its conflict disclosure which had previously been reviewed with the Board.

Also on April 8, 2022, the Board and Compensation Committee approved a grant of 200,000 restricted stock units to Mr. Weller. This award was made to align Mr. Weller’s compensation with market practices and was determined to be in the best interests of the Company following discussions with the Company’s independent compensation consultant.

On the evening of April 8, 2022, representatives of Kirkland and Willkie held a call to discuss the status of the transaction documentation, including the merger agreement, disclosure schedules and equity commitment letters.

Early in the morning on April 9, 2022, Kirkland sent a revised draft of the merger agreement to Willkie.

Throughout the day on April 9 and 10, representatives of Kirkland and Willkie and members of the Company’s management engaged in numerous calls and exchanged revised drafts of the merger agreement, financing commitment letters and other transaction documents.

On April 10, 2022, the Board held a meeting with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. At the meeting, representatives of Kirkland, Qatalyst Partners and senior management updated the Board regarding the status of the definitive transaction documents and the financing commitments. Representatives of Kirkland reviewed the fiduciary duties of the directors and, thereafter, reviewed the terms of the latest drafts of the proposed Merger Agreement and the related

 

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documentation. Kirkland informed the Board that Qatalyst had confirmed to Kirkland via email that there had been no changes to Qatalyst Partners’ conflict disclosure which had previously been reviewed with the Board. Qatalyst Partners reviewed with the Board Qatalyst Partners’ financial analyses of the per share consideration of $35.50 in cash, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company common stock, which included an illustrative discounted cash flow analysis.

Early in the morning Eastern time on April 11, 2022 (late in the evening Pacific time on April 10), the Board held a meeting, with members of the Company’s management and representatives of Kirkland and Qatalyst Partners in attendance. A representative of Kirkland updated the Board regarding the status of the definitive transaction documents and financing commitments. Qatalyst Partners then delivered to the Board its oral opinion, which was subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated April 10, 2022, to the effect that, as of April 10, 2022, and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters considered in connection with preparation of such opinion as set forth therein, the per share consideration of $35.50 in cash to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company common stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent) was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. Qatalyst Partners’ opinion is more fully described in the section of this information statement titled “—Opinion of Qatalyst Partners.” Following discussion and consideration of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the factors described in the section titled “—Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Board”), the members of the Board unanimously adopted resolutions: (1) declaring that the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were advisable and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders; (2) approving the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (3) recommending adoption of the Merger Agreement to the stockholders of the Company.

On April 11, 2022, the Company and the Kaseya Parties executed the Merger Agreement. Shortly after execution of the Merger Agreement, the Majority Stockholders delivered the Written Consent. The Company and the Kaseya Parties issued a joint press release announcing the entry into the Merger Agreement before the opening of the U.S. stock exchanges on April 11, 2022.

Recommendation of the Board; Reasons for the Merger

After careful consideration, the Board unanimously:

 

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determined that it is in the best interests of Datto and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;

 

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approved the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement by Datto, the performance by Datto of its covenants and other obligations under the Merger Agreement, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement; and

 

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resolved to recommend that the holders of Company Common Stock adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the DGCL.

 

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In the course of the Board making such determinations, the Board consulted with management of Datto, as well as Datto’s legal and financial advisors, and considered the following potentially positive factors, which are not intended to be exhaustive and are not presented in any relative order of importance:

 

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Merger consideration: The Board considered the $35.50 per share in cash to be paid as Merger consideration in relation to (i) the Board’s estimate of the current and future value of Datto as a standalone entity, (ii) the multiple of enterprise value to EBITDA implied by such price and (iii) the market price of Company Common Stock on March 16, 2022, the trading day prior to a news article reporting that Datto was exploring strategic alternatives.

 

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Negotiations with Kaseya: The Board considered its belief that, after extensive negotiations and an increase in price by Kaseya, Datto obtained the highest price and most favorable terms to which Kaseya was willing to agree.

 

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Strategic alternatives: The Board considered the likelihood and potential benefits of other potential strategic or other business combination transactions (including with alternative acquirors) and continuing as a standalone company.

 

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The Board considered the potential values, benefits, risks and uncertainties facing Datto’s stockholders associated with possible strategic alternatives to the Merger (including possible alternative business combinations and scenarios involving the possibility of remaining a standalone publicly traded company), and the timing, risks and likelihood of accomplishing such alternatives, taking into account the Board’s belief that there were likely no other potential strategic purchasers or other parties that would be reasonably likely to engage in a transaction in the near term at a price greater than the price being offered by Kaseya.

 

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The Board considered that Datto, acting at the Board’s direction and with the assistance of its independent financial advisor, beginning in February 2022, identified and discussed possible interest in a potential transaction with 19 potential bidders, that Datto entered into confidentiality agreements with four counterparties, comprised of a mixture of strategic and financial counterparties, which the Board, with the assistance of its independent financial advisor, determined would be most likely to have an interest in acquiring, and be able to pay a competitive price for, Datto, and that, following discussions with such counterparties, none of the counterparties were willing to pursue a strategic transaction with Datto on terms and conditions that the Board viewed as more favorable than those offered by Kaseya.

 

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The Board considered the fact that market rumors became public that Datto was in discussions involving a potential sale transaction generally, and specifically that Kaseya was one of the parties engaging in discussions to acquire Datto, which provided any third party not otherwise contacted by Datto or its representatives wishing to engage in discussions with Datto an opportunity to put forward a compelling proposal, and the fact that, although the Board had not granted any potential bidder exclusivity and was free to consider indications from any other party, no potential acquirer had made a proposal that was more favorable to Datto’s stockholders than Kaseya’s proposal.

 

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The Board also considered that, if Datto did not enter into the Merger Agreement with Kaseya, there could be a considerable period of time before the trading price of Datto’s Common Stock would reach and sustain the per share Merger consideration of $35.50, as adjusted for present value (even assuming full realization of the management projections).

 

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While the Board remained supportive of Datto’s strategic plan and optimistic about its prospects on a stand-alone basis, the Board considered Datto’s future prospects if Datto was to remain an independent public company, including the competitive landscape, the business, financial and execution risks and Datto’s relationships with customers, providers and suppliers and the potential impact of those factors on the trading price of Company Common Stock (which cannot be quantified numerically).

 

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Based on the value, risk allocation, timing and other terms and conditions negotiated with Kaseya, the Board ultimately determined that the acquisition by Kaseya is more favorable to Datto’s stockholders than any other strategic alternative reasonably available to Datto, including continuing as an independent public company.

 

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Premium to trading price: The Board considered that the Merger consideration of $35.50 per share to be received by Datto stockholders in the Merger represents a significant premium over the market prices at which shares of Company Common Stock traded prior to the announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, including the fact that the Merger consideration of $35.50 represented a premium of approximately:

 

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52% over the closing price of shares of Company Common Stock as of March 16, 2022, the day before the publication of an article suggesting that Datto was considering a sale (the “Unaffected Date”),

 

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48% over the volume weighted average price of Company Common Stock during the 30 days prior to the Unaffected Date, and

 

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31% over Datto’s initial public offering price on October 21, 2020.

 

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Cash consideration: The Board considered the fact that the Merger consideration is all cash, which provides certainty and immediate liquidity and value to Datto’s stockholders, enabling Datto’s stockholders to realize value that has been created at Datto while eliminating long-term business and execution risk.

 

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Majority Stockholder support: The Board considered the support of the Majority Stockholders, which collectively controlled approximately 69.1% of the aggregate outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of April 11, 2022 and which will be receiving the same form and amount of Merger consideration for their shares of Company Common Stock as all other stockholders of Datto.

 

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Kaseya’s reputation: The Board considered the business reputation, experience and capabilities of Kaseya and its management, and the involvement of Insight Venture Management, LLC and TPG Global, LLC in Kaseya’s management.

 

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Fairness opinion: The Board considered the oral opinion of Qatalyst Partners, subsequently confirmed in writing, to the effect that, as of April 10, 2022, and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth in such written opinion, $35.50, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent) was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders, as more fully described below under the section of this information statement captioned “The Merger — Opinion of Qatalyst Partners” beginning on page 35 and which full text of the written opinion is attached as Annex B to this information statement and is incorporated by reference in this information statement in its entirety.

 

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Merger Agreement: The Board considered, in consultation with its outside legal counsel, the terms of the Merger Agreement, which were the product of arm’s-length negotiations and contained terms and conditions that were, in the Board’s view, advisable and favorable to Datto and its stockholders, including:

 

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the representations, warranties and covenants of the parties, the conditions to the parties’ obligations to complete the Merger and their ability to terminate the Merger Agreement;

 

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the limited number and nature of the conditions to Kaseya’s obligation to consummate the Merger;

 

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the fact that the definition of “Datto Material Adverse Effect” has a number of customary exceptions and is generally a very high standard applied by courts;

 

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the fact that Datto has sufficient operating flexibility to conduct its business in the ordinary course between execution of the Merger Agreement and consummation of the Merger; and

 

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the requirement that the parties use their respective reasonable best efforts to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including to obtain all necessary governmental approvals as promptly as reasonably practicable.

 

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Likelihood of consummation: The Board considered the likelihood that the Merger would be completed, in light of, among other things, the conditions to the Merger, the absence of a financing condition, the covenants by the parties to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary governmental approvals and the likelihood of obtaining required regulatory approvals for a transaction with Kaseya prior to the Termination Date (as defined in “The Merger Agreement — Termination of the Merger Agreement” beginning on page 73) and the potential regulatory challenges and stockholder approvals that certain other potential buyers would face in connection with an acquisition of Datto.

 

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Financing: The Board considered Parent’s and Merger Sub’s representations and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement relating to the financing commitments from certain funds affiliated with Insight Venture Management, LLC, the delivery by Parent of a debt commitment letter and preferred equity commitment letter by financial institutions of international reputation (and the terms and conditions thereof) and that the Merger is not subject to a financing condition. Further, the Board considered that under specified circumstances, the Merger Agreement permits Datto to seek specific performance against Parent and Merger Sub with respect to the financing commitments, including under Datto’s third-party beneficiary rights pursuant to the equity commitment letters provided by certain affiliates of Insight Venture Management, LLC.

 

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Appraisal rights: The Board considered the fact that appraisal rights are available to Datto’s stockholders who properly exercise their statutory rights under Section 262 of the DGCL (see “Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 80 and Annex C).

The Board also considered and balanced against the potentially positive factors a number of potentially negative factors concerning the Merger, including the following factors:

 

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Participation in future gains: The Board considered the fact that following the completion of the Merger, Datto will no longer exist as a standalone public company and that Datto’s existing stockholders will not be able to participate in any future earnings or growth of Datto, or in any future appreciation in value of shares of Company Common Stock.

 

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Risks associated with announcement of the Merger: The Board considered the possibility of disruption to Datto’s business that could result from the announcement of the Merger on Datto’s operations, stock price, business ventures, employees, customers, suppliers and other business partners and the resulting distraction of management’s attention from day-to-day operations of the business and its ability to attract and retain key employees during the pendency of the Merger.

 

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Risks associated with a failure to consummate the Merger: The Board considered the fact that, while the Merger is expected to be completed, there are no assurances that all conditions to the parties’ obligations to complete the Merger will be satisfied or waived, and as a result, it is possible that the Merger may not be completed, as described under “The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Consummation of the Merger” beginning on page 72. The Board noted the fact that, if the Merger is not completed, (i) Datto will have incurred significant risk, transaction expenses and opportunity costs, including the possibility of disruption to its operations, diversion of management and employee attention, employee attrition and a potentially negative effect on its business and client relationships, (ii) depending on the circumstances that caused the Merger not to be completed, it is likely that the trading price of Company Common Stock will decline, potentially significantly and (iii) the market’s perception of Datto’s prospects could be adversely affected.

 

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Restrictions on the operation of Datto’s business: The Board considered the fact that, although Datto will continue to exercise control over its operations prior to the closing, the Merger Agreement prohibits Datto from taking a number of actions relating to the conduct of its business prior to the closing without the prior written consent of Parent, which may delay or prevent Datto from undertaking business opportunities that may arise during the pendency of the Merger, whether or not the Merger is completed.

 

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No-solicitation provision: The Board considered the fact that the Merger Agreement restricts Datto’s ability to actively solicit acquisition proposals, subject to certain exceptions that expired upon the delivery of the Written Consent.

 

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Written Consent: The Board considered the fact that, as a condition to entering into the Merger Agreement, Kaseya required that the Merger Agreement include a provision permitting Parent to terminate the Merger Agreement if the Majority Stockholders failed to execute and deliver the Written Consent within twenty four hours following the execution of the Merger Agreement, and the obligation, in certain circumstances, for Datto to pay Kaseya $185,665,475 upon the termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

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Tax treatment: The Board considered the fact that any gains arising from the receipt of the Merger consideration would generally be taxable to Datto stockholders for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

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Stockholder litigation: The Board considered the risk of litigation arising from stockholders in respect of the Merger Agreement or transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

During its consideration of the transaction with Kaseya, the Board was also aware of and considered that Datto’s directors and executive officers may have interests in the Merger that differ from, or are in addition to, the interests of Datto’s stockholders generally, as described under “The Merger — Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” beginning on page 44.

After taking into account all of the factors set forth above, as well as others, the Board determined that the potentially positive factors outweighed the potentially negative factors. The foregoing discussion of the factors considered by the Board is not intended to be exhaustive, but summarizes the material information and factors considered by the Board in its consideration of the Merger. The Board reached the decision to recommend and approve the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in light of the factors described above and other factors the Board felt were appropriate. In view of the variety of factors and the quality and amount of information considered, the Board did not find it practicable to and did not quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its determination and individual members of the Board may have given different weights to different factors. The Board conducted an overall analysis of the factors described above, including thorough discussions with, and questioning of, senior management of Datto, Qatalyst Partners as financial advisor, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP as legal advisor, and considered the factors overall to be favorable to, and to support, its determinations. This explanation of the reasoning of the Board and certain information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and should be read in light of the factors set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 16.

Required Stockholder Approval for the Merger

Under Delaware law and Datto’s certificate of incorporation, the adoption of the Merger Agreement by our stockholders required the affirmative vote or written consent of stockholders of Datto holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon. As of April 11, 2022, the record date for determining stockholders of Datto entitled to vote on the adoption of the Merger Agreement, there were 164,658,144 shares of Company Common Stock outstanding. Holders of Company Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, including adoption of the Merger Agreement.

 

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On April 11, 2022, immediately following the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Majority Stockholders, which as of April 11, 2022 collectively beneficially owned 113,753,615 shares of Company Common Stock representing approximately 69.1% of the then outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, delivered the Written Consent. No further action by any other Datto stockholder is required under applicable law or the Merger Agreement (or otherwise) in connection with the adoption of the Merger Agreement. As a result, Datto is not soliciting your vote for the adoption of the Merger Agreement and will not call a stockholders’ meeting for purposes of voting on the adoption of the Merger Agreement. No action by the stockholders of Parent is required to complete the Merger and all requisite corporate action by and on behalf of Merger Sub required to complete the Merger has been taken.

When actions are taken by the written consent of less than all of the stockholders entitled to vote on a matter, Delaware law requires notice of the action be given to those stockholders who did not consent in writing to the action and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. This information statement and the notice attached hereto constitute notice to you from Datto of the Written Consent as required by Delaware law.

Opinion of Qatalyst Partners

Datto retained Qatalyst Partners to act as financial advisor to the Board in connection with a potential transaction such as the Merger and to evaluate whether $35.50, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. Datto selected Qatalyst Partners to act as Datto’s financial advisor based on Qatalyst Partners’ qualifications, expertise, reputation, and knowledge of Datto’s business and the industry in which Datto operates. Qatalyst Partners has provided its written consent to the reproduction of its opinion in this information statement. At the meeting of the Board on April 10, 2022, Qatalyst Partners rendered to the Board its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in writing, to the effect that, as of April 10, 2022, and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, $35.50, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. Following the meeting, Qatalyst Partners delivered its written opinion, dated April 10, 2022, to the Board.

The full text of the opinion of Qatalyst Partners, dated as of April 10, 2022, is attached to this information statement as Annex B and is incorporated into this information statement by reference. The opinion sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications of the review undertaken by Qatalyst Partners in rendering its opinion. You should read the opinion carefully in its entirety. Qatalyst Partners’ opinion was provided to the Board and addresses only, as of the date of the opinion, the fairness, from a financial point of view, of $35.50, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), to such holders, and it does not address any other aspect of the Merger. It does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of Datto as to how to vote with respect to the Merger or any other matter and does not in any manner address the price at which the shares of Company Common Stock will trade at any time. The summary of Qatalyst Partners’ opinion set forth herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion, which is attached to this information statement as Annex B.

For purposes of its opinion, Qatalyst Partners reviewed a draft of the Merger Agreement dated April 10, 2022, certain related documents and certain publicly available financial statements and other business and financial information of Datto.

 

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Qatalyst Partners also reviewed certain forward-looking information relating to Datto prepared by management of Datto, including financial projections and operating data of Datto. Additionally, Qatalyst Partners discussed the past and current operations and financial condition and the prospects of Datto with senior management of Datto. Qatalyst Partners also reviewed the historical market prices and trading activity for Company Common Stock and compared the financial performance of Datto and the prices and trading activity of Company Common Stock with that of certain other selected publicly-traded companies and their securities. In addition, Qatalyst Partners reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of selected acquisition transactions and performed such other analyses, reviewed such other information and considered such other factors as it deemed appropriate.

In arriving at its opinion, Qatalyst Partners assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the information that was publicly available or supplied or otherwise made available to, or discussed with, Qatalyst Partners by Datto. With respect to the financial projections and operating data of Datto, Qatalyst Partners was advised by Datto’s management, and Qatalyst Partners assumed based on discussions with Datto’s management and the Board, that the financial projections and operating data of Datto had been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Datto of the future financial performance of Datto and other matters covered thereby. Qatalyst Partners assumed that the Merger will be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, without any modification, waiver or delay. In addition, Qatalyst Partners assumed that in connection with the receipt of all the necessary approvals of the proposed Merger, no delays, limitations, conditions or restrictions will be imposed that could have an adverse effect on Datto or the contemplated benefits expected to be derived in the proposed Merger. Qatalyst Partners did not make any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of Datto or its affiliates, nor was Qatalyst Partners furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. In addition, Qatalyst Partners relied, without independent verification, upon the assessment of the management of Datto as to the existing and future technology and products of Datto and the risks associated with such technology and products. Qatalyst Partners’ opinion has been approved by Qatalyst Partners’ opinion committee in accordance with its customary practice. Qatalyst Partners’ opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to how to vote with respect to the Merger or any other matter and does not in any manner address the price at which the shares of Company Common Stock will trade at any time.

Qatalyst Partners’ opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to it as of, the date of the opinion. Events occurring after the date of the opinion may affect Qatalyst Partners’ opinion and the assumptions used in preparing it, and Qatalyst Partners did not assume any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. Qatalyst Partners’ opinion did not address the underlying business decision of Datto to engage in the Merger, or the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any strategic alternatives that may be available to Datto. Qatalyst Partners’ opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of $35.50, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), and Qatalyst Partners expressed no opinion with respect to the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of the officers, directors or employees of Datto or any of its affiliates, or any class of such persons, relative to such consideration.

The following is a summary of the material analyses performed by Qatalyst Partners in connection with its opinion dated April 10, 2022. The analyses and factors described below must be considered as a whole; considering any portion of such analyses or factors, without considering all analyses and factors, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the process underlying Qatalyst Partners’ opinion. For purposes of its analyses, Qatalyst Partners utilized both the financial projections and operating data of Datto, and the consensus of third-party research analysts’ projections as of April 8, 2022 (“Analyst Projections”). Some of the summaries of the financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. The tables are not intended to stand alone, and in order to more fully understand the financial analyses used by Qatalyst Partners, the tables must be read together with the full text of each summary. Considering the data set forth below without considering the full

 

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narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Qatalyst Partners’ financial analyses.

Illustrative Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

Qatalyst Partners performed an illustrative discounted cash flow analysis, which is designed to imply a range of potential per-share present values for Company Common Stock as of March 31, 2022 (which is the end of Datto’s most recent completed fiscal quarter and most recent balance sheet date) by:

 

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the implied net present value of the estimated future unlevered free cash flows of Datto, based on the financial projections and operating data of Datto, for the second quarter of calendar year 2022 through calendar year 2026 (which implied present value was calculated by using a range of discount rates of 9.0% to 11.0%, based on an estimated weighted average cost of capital for Datto); and

 

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the implied net present value of a corresponding terminal value of Datto, calculated by multiplying the estimated unlevered free cash flow in calendar year 2027 of approximately $406 million based on the financial projections and operating data of Datto (noting that such number was based on a long-term cash tax rate of 20%, as provided by Datto’s management), by a range of multiples of fully diluted enterprise value to next-twelve-months estimated unlevered free cash flow of 18.0x to 28.0x (which were chosen based on Qatalyst Partners’ professional judgment) and discounted to present value using the same range of discount rates used in item (i) above; and

 

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Datto’s cash and cash equivalents of $193 million as of March 31, 2022, as provided by Datto’s management; and

 

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dividing the resulting amount by the number of fully diluted shares of Company Common Stock (calculated utilizing the treasury stock method), which takes into account restricted stock units and in-the-money stock options as of April 8, 2022, all of which amounts were provided by Datto’s management, with each of the above-referenced estimated future unlevered free cash flows and terminal value having also been adjusted for the degree of estimated dilution to current stockholders through each respective applicable period (approximately 3% annually through calendar year 2026) due to the estimated net effects of equity issuances and cancellations related to future equity compensation, based on estimates of future dilution provided by Datto’s management.

Based on the calculations set forth above, this analysis implied a range of per share values for Company Common Stock of approximately $27.04 to $42.48.

Selected Companies Analysis

Qatalyst Partners compared selected financial information and public market multiples for Datto with publicly available information and public market multiples for selected companies, which were selected by Qatalyst Partners in its professional judgment, based on factors including that they are publicly traded companies in similar lines of business to Datto, have a similar business model, have similar financial performance or have other relevant or similar characteristics.

Based upon the Analyst Projections as of April 8, 2022, for calendar year 2022, and using the closing trading prices as of April 8, 2022, for shares of the selected companies, Qatalyst Partners calculated, among other things, the implied fully diluted enterprise value divided by the estimated consensus revenue for calendar year 2022 (the “CY2022E Revenue Multiples”) and the implied fully diluted enterprise value divided by the estimated consensus EBITDA for calendar year 2022 (the “CY2022E EBITDA Multiples”) for each of the selected companies.

 

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The companies used in this comparison are listed below:

 

Selected Companies		CY2022E Revenue Multiples				CY2022E EBITDA Multiples (1)
Selected SMB Software Companies
Intuit Inc.			11.2x				28.5x
GoDaddy Inc.			4.1x				16.9x
Dropbox, Inc.			3.8x				10.7x
Wix.Com Ltd			3.4x				—
Box Inc.			5.0x				17.7x
Squarespace Inc.			4.7x				29.6x
Alarm.com, Inc.			3.7x				20.3x
Teamviewer Ag			5.0x				11.5x
Zuora Inc.			4.4x				—
N-able Inc.			5.0x				16.1x
Selected Software Companies
Adobe Inc.			11.7x				24.0x
Salesforce, Inc.			6.4x				21.0x
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.			6.4x				17.7x
RingCentral, Inc.			6.1x				41.2x
Rapid7, Inc.			10.4x				—
Qualys, Inc.			10.6x				27.7x
New Relic, Inc.			5.1x				—
CommVault Systems, Inc.			3.5x				15.3x
Ping Identity Corporation			7.3x				—
8x8, Inc.			2.5x				—

 

(1)	Multiples greater than 50x or negative considered not meaningful and noted as dashes.

The CY2022E unaffected Revenue Multiple for Datto was 5.4x based on the Analyst Projections, and the fully diluted enterprise value of Datto was calculated using the closing price of Company Common Stock as of the Unaffected Date.

Based on the analysis of the CY2022E Revenue Multiples for the selected companies and the application of its professional judgment, Qatalyst Partners selected a representative range of 4.5x to 7.5x and applied this range to Datto’s estimated calendar year 2022 revenue based on each of the financial projections and operating data of Datto and the Analyst Projections. Based on the fully diluted shares of Company Common Stock (calculated utilizing the treasury stock method), which takes into account restricted stock units and in-the-money stock options as of April 8, 2022, all of which amounts were provided by Datto’s management, this analysis implied a range of per share values for Company Common Stock of approximately $20.16 to $32.69 based on the financial projections and operating data of Datto and approximately $19.85 to $32.16 based on the Analyst Projections.

The CY2022E unaffected EBITDA Multiple for Datto was 23.2x based on the Analyst Projections, and the fully diluted enterprise value of Datto was calculated using the closing price of Company Common Stock as of March 16, 2022.

Based on the analysis of the CY2022E EBITDA Multiples for each of the selected companies and the application of its professional judgment, Qatalyst Partners selected a representative range of 16.0x to 30.0x and applied this range to Datto’s estimated calendar year 2022 EBITDA based on each of the financial projections and operating data of Datto and the Analyst Projections. Based on the same fully diluted share count calculation as used for the analysis utilizing CY2022E Revenue Multiples above, this analysis implied a range of per share

 

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values for Company Common Stock of approximately $16.85 to $30.39 based on the financial projections and operating data of Datto and approximately $16.56 to $29.83 based on the Analyst Projections.

No company included in the selected companies analysis is identical to Datto. In evaluating the selected companies, Qatalyst Partners made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters. Many of these matters are beyond the control of Datto, such as the impact of competition on Datto’s business and the industry in general, industry growth and the absence of any material adverse change in Datto’s financial condition and prospects or the industry or in the financial markets in general. Individual multiples or mathematical analysis, such as determining the arithmetic mean, median, or the high or low, is not in itself a meaningful method of using selected company data.

Selected Transactions Analysis

Qatalyst Partners compared 43 selected public software transactions announced since 2012 that had a deal value greater than $1 billion and expected next-twelve-months revenue growth of 10% to 30%.

Qatalyst Partners reviewed, among other things, (i) the fully diluted enterprise value of the target company as a multiple of the actual revenue from the last completed twelve-months of the target company (“LTM Revenue Multiple”), and (ii) the implied fully diluted enterprise value of the target company as a multiple of third-party research analyst consensus estimates of revenue over the next-twelve-months of the target company (“NTM Revenue Multiple”).

 

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These transactions are listed below:

 

Announcement Date

Target

Acquiror

LTM Revenue Multiple

NTM Revenue Multiple

12/01/2020

Slack Technologies, Inc.

salesforce.com, inc.

37.4x

29.0x

03/20/2022

Anaplan, Inc.

Thoma Bravo

17.5x

13.9x

10/15/2018

SendGrid, Inc.

Twilio Inc.

14.3x

11.5x

06/10/2019

Tableau Software, Inc.

salesforce.com, inc.

13.2x

10.9x

07/26/2021

Medallia, Inc.

Thoma Bravo

13.0x

10.8x

09/18/2014

Concur Technologies, Inc.

SAP SE

12.6x

10.2x

03/09/2022

Mandiant Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

11.2x

9.6x

04/26/2021

Proofpoint, Inc.

Thoma Bravo

10.8x

9.4x

10/28/2018

Red Hat, Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

10.8x

9.3x

07/28/2016

NetSuite Inc.

Oracle Corporation

11.8x

9.1x

06/01/2016

Demandware

salesforce.com, inc.

11.2x

8.9x

08/19/2021

Inovalon Holdings, Inc.

Nordic Capital

10.0x

8.8x

12/07/2021

Mimecast Limited

Permira

10.0x

8.8x

03/08/2021

Pluralsight, Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

9.8x

8.4x

02/04/2019

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

Investor Group

10.0x

8.4x

01/29/2018

Callidus Software Inc.

SAP AG

9.8x

8.3x

12/21/2020

RealPage, Inc.

Thoma Bravo

9.1x

8.2x

12/17/2017

Aconex Limited

Oracle Corporation

9.4x

8.1x

08/22/2019

Carbon Black, Inc.

VMWare, Inc.

9.2x

8.0x

07/23/2013

Sourcefire, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

10.0x

8.0x

05/22/2012

Ariba, Inc.

SAP AG

8.8x

7.8x

06/12/2019

Medidata Solutions, Inc.

Dassault Systèmes SA

8.8x

7.5x

11/07/2021

McAfee Corp.

Investor Group

8.4x

7.4x

03/10/2021

Talend S.A.

Thoma Bravo

8.5x

7.4x

11/11/2018

Apptio, Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

8.1x

7.0x

10/21/2015

SolarWinds, Inc.

Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo

9.1x

7.0x

12/20/2013

Responsys, Inc.

Oracle Corporation

8.1x

6.9x

12/24/2018

MINDBODY, Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

7.8x

6.7x

04/18/2016

Cvent, Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

8.0x

6.5x

06/04/2013

ExactTarget, Inc.

salesforce.com, inc.

7.9x

6.5x

12/04/2019

Instructure, Inc.

Thoma Bravo

7.7x

6.5x

08/01/2016

Fleetmatics Group PLC

Verizon Communications Inc.

7.6x

6.3x

05/31/2016

Marketo, Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

7.5x

5.9x

12/01/2021

Blue Prism Group Plc

SS&C Technology Holdings, Inc.

7.2x

5.8x

02/09/2012

Taleo Corporation

Oracle Corporation

6.3x

5.3x

09/13/2015

Solera Holdings, Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

5.7x

5.2x

10/14/2019

Sophos Ltd.

Thoma Bravo

5.5x

5.0x

11/11/2018

Athenahealth, Inc.

Veritas Capital & Elliott

4.3x

3.9x

06/02/2016

Qlik Technologies, Inc.

Thoma Bravo

4.1x

3.6x

08/27/2012

Kenexa Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

4.0x

3.3x

11/20/2016

LifeLock, Inc.

Symantec Corporation

3.6x

3.3x

03/19/2012

Misys plc

Vista Equity Partners

3.4x

3.1x

11/02/2015

Constant Contact, Inc.

Endurance International Group

2.6x

2.3x

Based on the analysis of the LTM Revenue Multiple for each of the selected transactions, Qatalyst Partners selected a representative multiple range of 8.0x to 11.0x (which was chosen based on Qatalyst Partners’

 

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professional judgment) and applied that range to Datto’s actual revenue for the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2021, of $619 million. Based on the number of fully diluted shares of Company Common Stock (calculated utilizing the treasury stock method), which takes into account restricted stock units, and in-the-money stock options as of April 8, 2022, all of which amounts were provided by Datto’s management, this analysis implied a range of per share values for Company Common Stock of approximately $29.47 to $40.00.

Based on the analysis of the NTM Revenue Multiple for each of the selected transactions, Qatalyst Partners selected a representative multiple range of 6.5x to 9.5x (which was chosen based on Qatalyst Partners’ professional judgment) and applied that range to Datto’s revenue for the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2022 of $723 million, based on the Analyst Projections. Based on the same fully diluted share count calculation as used for the analysis utilizing LTM Revenue Multiples above, this analysis implied a range of per share values for Company Common Stock of approximately $28.06 to $40.37.

No company or transaction utilized in the selected transactions analysis is identical to Datto or the Merger. In evaluating the selected transactions, Qatalyst Partners made judgments and assumptions with regard to general business, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond Datto’s control, such as the impact of competition on Datto’s business or the industry generally, industry growth and the absence of any material adverse change in Datto’s financial condition and prospects or the industry or in the financial markets in general, which could affect the public trading value of the companies and the aggregate value of the transactions to which they are being compared. Individual multiples or mathematical analysis, such as determining the arithmetic mean, median, or the high or low, is not in itself a meaningful method of using selected company data. Because of the unique circumstances of each of these transactions and the Merger, Qatalyst Partners cautioned against placing undue reliance on this information.

Miscellaneous

In connection with the review of the Merger by the Board, Qatalyst Partners performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses for purposes of rendering its opinion. The preparation of a financial opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily amenable to a partial analysis or summary description. In arriving at its opinion, Qatalyst Partners considered the results of all its analyses as a whole and did not attribute any particular weight to any analysis or factor it considered. Qatalyst Partners believes that selecting any portion of its analyses, without considering all analyses as a whole, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the process underlying its analyses and opinion. In addition, Qatalyst Partners may have given various analyses and factors more or less weight than other analyses and factors, and may have deemed various assumptions more or less probable than other assumptions. As a result, the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular analysis described above should not be taken to be Qatalyst Partners’ view of the actual value of Datto. In performing its analyses, Qatalyst Partners made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond Datto’s control. Any estimates contained in Qatalyst Partners’ analyses are not necessarily indicative of future results or actual values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than those suggested by such estimates.

Qatalyst Partners conducted the analyses described above solely as part of its analysis of the fairness, from a financial point of view, of $35.50 in cash, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), to such holders. These analyses do not purport to be an appraisal or to reflect the price at which Company Common Stock might actually trade at any time.

Qatalyst Partners’ opinion and its presentation to the Board was one of many factors considered by the Board in deciding to approve the Merger Agreement. Consequently, the analyses as described above should not be viewed as determinative of the opinion of the Board with respect to $35.50 in cash, without interest, to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Merger Agreement by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), or of whether the Board would have been

 

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willing to agree to different consideration. $35.50 in cash, without interest, payable in the Merger was determined through arm’s-length negotiations between Datto and Parent and was unanimously approved by the Board. Qatalyst Partners provided advice to the Board during these negotiations. Qatalyst Partners did not, however, recommend any specific consideration to Datto or that any specific consideration constituted the only appropriate consideration for the Merger.

Qatalyst Partners provides investment banking and other services to a wide range of entities and individuals, domestically and offshore, from which conflicting interests or duties may arise. In the ordinary course of these activities, affiliates of Qatalyst Partners may at any time hold long or short positions, and may trade or otherwise effect transactions in debt or equity securities or loans of Datto, Parent or certain of their respective affiliates. During the two-year period prior to the date of Qatalyst Partners’ opinion, no material relationship existed between Qatalyst Partners or any of its affiliates and Datto, Parent, Kaseya Holdings, or any of Principal Stockholders (as defined below), or any of their respective affiliates pursuant to which compensation was received by Qatalyst Partners or its affiliates, except (i) Qatalyst Partners acted as a financial advisor to Infoblox, Inc., which is controlled by the Principal Stockholders, in connection with its announced transaction involving Warburg Pincus LLC and (ii) Qatalyst Partners acted as a financial advisor to AppExtremes LLC, an affiliate of Parent, in connection with its announced transaction involving Apptus. In addition, Qatalyst Partners and/or its affiliates may have provided, and may in the future provide, investment banking and other financial services to Datto, Parent, Kaseya, Kaseya Holdings or any of Principal Stockholders and/or their respective affiliates for which Qatalyst Partners may have received, or would expect to receive, compensation. “Principal Stockholders” means Vista Foundation Fund II, L.P., Vista Foundation Fund II-A, L.P., VFF II FAF, L.P., Vista Foundation Fund II Executive, L.P., Vista Foundation Associates II, LLC and Merritt VI Aggregator, LLC.

Under the terms of its engagement letter, Qatalyst Partners provided Datto with financial advisory services in connection with the proposed Merger for which it will be paid an amount between $63 million and $69 million, of which $5 million was payable upon the delivery of its opinion (regardless of the conclusion reached in the opinion), and the remaining portion of which will be paid upon, and subject to, the consummation of the Merger. Datto has also agreed to reimburse Qatalyst Partners for its expenses incurred in performing its services. Datto has also agreed to indemnify Qatalyst Partners and its affiliates, their respective members, directors, officers, partners, agents and employees and any person controlling Qatalyst Partners or any of its affiliates against certain liabilities, including liabilities under federal securities law, and certain expenses related to or arising out of Qatalyst Partners’ engagement.

Certain Company Financial Forecasts

Datto does not generally publish its business plans and strategies or make external disclosures of its anticipated financial position or results of operations other than for providing, from time to time, estimates of certain expected financial results and operational metrics in its regular annual and quarterly earnings press releases and other investor materials.

Datto is especially wary of making financial forecasts for extended earnings periods because of the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates and does not prepare five-year forecasts in the ordinary course of business. However, in connection with its evaluation of the Merger, the Board reviewed, among other things, certain forward-looking forecasts developed by Datto’s management with respect to fiscal years 2022 through 2027.

The financial forecasts included in this information statement have been prepared by Datto’s management and are subjective in many respects. The financial forecasts were not prepared with a view to public disclosure and are included in this information statement only because such information was made available to the Board as described above. The financial forecasts were not prepared with a view to compliance with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States, which we refer to herein as “GAAP”, the published guidelines of the SEC regarding projections and forward-looking statements or the guidelines established by the

 

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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for preparation and presentation of prospective financial information. Furthermore, the financial forecasts do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date they were prepared, including the Merger. The financial forecasts are not fact and should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results, and readers of this information statement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information. Although this summary of the financial forecasts is presented with numerical specificity, the forecasts reflect numerous variables, assumptions and estimates as to future events made by our management that our management believed were reasonable at the time the financial forecasts were prepared, taking into account the relevant information available to management at the time. However, such variables, assumptions and estimates are inherently uncertain and many are beyond the control of our management. Because the financial forecasts cover multiple years, by their nature, they become subject to greater uncertainty with each successive year. The financial forecasts reflect numerous estimates and assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, regulatory, market and financial conditions and other future events, as well as matters specific to Datto’s business, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Datto’s control. As a result, the financial forecasts may not be realized and actual results may be significantly higher or lower than projected. The financial forecasts are subjective in many respects and thus are susceptible to multiple interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments.

As such, the financial forecasts constitute forward-looking information and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the various risks set forth in Datto’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, Datto’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and the other reports filed by Datto with the SEC, as well as the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” elsewhere in this information statement. Neither Datto’s independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the prospective financial information contained herein, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the prospective financial information.

The inclusion of this information should not be regarded as an indication that the Board, Datto management, Qatalyst Partners, Kaseya Holdings, Kaseya’s representatives and affiliates or any other recipient of this information considered, or now considers, the financial forecasts to be predictive of actual future results.

Except to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws, we do not intend, and expressly disclaim any responsibility, to update or otherwise revise the financial forecasts to reflect circumstances existing after the date when management prepared the financial forecasts or to reflect the occurrence of future events or changes in general economic or industry conditions, even in the event that any of the assumptions underlying the financial forecasts are shown to be in error.

The financial forecasts described below are included herein because they were made available to representatives of Qatalyst Partners by Datto, and were approved by the Board and management for use in connection with Qatalyst Partners’ financial analysis and Qatalyst Partners’ Opinion, as described in the sections of this information statement entitled “— Opinion of Qatalyst Partners” on page 35 and “— Background of the Merger;” on page 21 and were made available to the Board in connection with its consideration of the Merger and other strategic alternatives available to Datto and, with respect to the financial forecasts through fiscal year 2024, were made available to bidders, including Parent, in each case, as described in the section of this information statement entitled “— Background of the Merger” on page 21 and “— Recommendation of the Board; Reasons for the Merger” on page 30.

 

(Amounts in millions)		2022E Q2E-Q4E				2023E				2024E				2025E				2026E				2027E
Revenue		$	565			$	886			$	1,073			$	1,304			$	1,589			$	1,943
Adjusted EBITDA1		$	131			$	219			$	282			$	366			$	480			$	633
Unlevered Free Cash Flow2		$	78			$	140			$	192			$	224			$	299			$	406

 

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(1)

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income adjusted for interest and other expense, net, loss on extinguishment of debt, depreciation and amortization, provision for income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense and transaction related and other expense.

(2)	Unlevered Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as Adjusted EBITDA (i) less capital expenditures, (ii) less cash taxes and (iii) less net investment in working capital.

Certain of the measures included in the financial forecasts may be considered non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Unlevered Free Cash Flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-GAAP financial measures as used by Datto may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts used by other companies. Datto has not prepared, and the Board has not considered, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to applicable GAAP financial measures.

Financing

The Merger is not subject to a financing condition. Kaseya intends to finance the Merger with a combination of cash, preferred equity financing and debt financing. In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, Kaseya entered into (a) a commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”), dated as of April 11, 2022, as amended and restated on May 2, 2022, with the debt commitment parties signatory in the Debt Commitment Letter, each directly or indirectly through one or more of its affiliates and/or managed funds, collectively, the “Debt Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Parties committed to provide term and revolving credit facilities which will be used in part to finance a portion of the consideration for the Merger; and (b) a commitment letter (the “Preferred Equity Commitment Letter”) dated April 11, 2022 as amended and restated on May 2, 2022, with the investors party to the Preferred Equity Commitment Letter (each directly or indirectly through one or more of its affiliates and/or managed funds, collectively, the “Preferred Equity Investors”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Preferred Equity Commitment Letter, the Preferred Equity Investors have committed to purchase preferred equity interests of a direct subsidiary of Kaseya Holdings. In addition, Parent entered into a letter agreement (the “Equity Commitment Letter” and together with the Debt Commitment Letter and the Preferred Equity Commitment Letter, the “Commitment Letters”), dated as of April 11, 2022, with certain funds affiliated with Insight Venture Management, LLC (collectively, the “Investors”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter, the Investors have committed to purchase equity interests of Parent, the proceeds of which will be used in part to finance a portion of the merger consideration.

The funding of the proceeds under each of the Commitment Letters is contingent on the satisfaction of customary conditions, including (i) the execution and delivery of definitive documentation with respect to each proposed financing in accordance with the terms set forth in the applicable Commitment Letter, and (ii) the consummation of the Merger in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

If all of the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are satisfied or waived, Datto has irrevocably confirmed to Parent in writing that it is prepared to consummate the Merger, and Parent fails to consummate the Merger by the date that is five business days after the date on which Parent was first required to consummate the Merger (including any failure to consummate the Merger resulting from Parent and Merger Sub’s failure to obtain sufficient financing), Datto will have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement and Parent will be obligated to pay Datto a fee of $371,330,950 as described under “The Merger Agreement — Termination Fees and Expenses” beginning on page 74.

Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger

You should be aware that Datto’s non-employee directors and executive officers have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of Datto’s stockholders generally. The Board was

 

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aware of these interests and considered them, among other matters, in approving the Merger Agreement. These interests are described below. For purposes of the discussion below, Datto’s executive officers are Timothy Weller (Chief Executive Officer), John Abbot (Chief Financial Officer), Emily Epstein (General Counsel), Christopher McCloskey (Chief Customer Officer), Radhesh Menon (Chief Product Officer), Robert Petrocelli (Chief Technology Officer) and Sanjay Singh (Chief Revenue Officer).

Treatment of Datto Equity Awards and the Datto ESPP in the Merger

Under our equity incentive programs, we grant Options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based RSUs (“PSUs”) to our employees and non-employee directors, including grants of Options and RSUs to our executive officers, to incentivize and reward them for our long-term corporate performance based on the value of Company Common Stock. Certain of our non-employee directors are granted RSUs under our equity incentive programs in accordance with the terms of our non-employee director compensation policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”). Our equity awards have been granted pursuant to the Merritt Topco, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Option Plan (the “2017 Plan”) (Options) and the Datto Holding Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) (Options, RSUs and PSUs, including RSUs held by our non-employee directors). In addition, fully vested Options remain outstanding under the Autotask Superior Holdings 2013 Stock Option Plan, none of which are held by our executive officers, and Datto maintains the Datto Holding Corp. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Datto ESPP”). Neither our executive officers nor our non-employee directors hold PSUs.

At the Effective Time, all Datto equity awards, including awards held by our non-employee directors and executive officers, that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will generally be subject to the following treatment:

Options

The Merger Agreement provides that each Option that is unexpired, unexercised, outstanding and vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or that vests in accordance with its terms as a result of the consummation of the Merger (a “Vested Option”) will, at the Effective Time, be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the excess, if any, of $35.50 over the per share exercise price of such Vested Option.

Each Option that is unexpired, unexercised and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not a Vested Option (an “Unvested Option”) will, at the Effective Time, be canceled and replaced with a right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the excess, if any, of $35.50 over the per share exercise price of such Unvested Option (the “Cash Replacement Option Amounts”), which Cash Replacement Option Amounts will, subject to the holder’s continued service through the applicable vesting dates, generally vest and be payable at the same time as the Options for which the Cash Replacement Option Amounts were exchanged and based on the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) as applied to the Option for which the Cash Replacement Option Amount was exchanged.

Each Unvested Option or Vested Option with an exercise price per share equal to or greater than $35.50 will be canceled automatically at the Effective Time for no consideration.

RSUs

Each RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time or that vests in accordance with its terms as a result of the consummation of the Merger (a “Vested RSU”) will, at the Effective Time, be canceled

 

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and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) $35.50.

Each RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not a Vested RSU (an “Unvested RSU”) will, at the Effective Time, be canceled and replaced with a right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) $35.50 (the “Cash Replacement RSU Amounts”), which Cash Replacement RSU Amounts will, subject to the holder’s continued service through the applicable vesting dates, generally vest and be payable at the same time as the RSUs for which the Cash Replacement RSU Amounts were exchanged and based on the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) as applied to the RSU for which the Cash Replacement RSU Amount was exchanged.

PSUs

Each PSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time or that vests in accordance with its terms as a result of the consummation of the Merger (a “Vested PSU”) will, at the Effective Time, be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested PSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) $35.50.

Each PSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not a Vested PSU (an “Unvested PSU”) will, at the Effective Time, be canceled and replaced with a right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested PSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) $35.50 (the “Cash Replacement PSU Amounts”), which Cash Replacement PSU Amounts will, subject to the holder’s continued service through the applicable vesting dates, generally vest and be payable at the same time as the PSUs for which the Cash Replacement PSU Amounts were exchanged and based on the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and any applicable performance conditions) as applied to the PSU for which the Cash Replacement Datto Amount was exchanged.

At or prior to the closing, Parent will deposit (or cause to be deposited) with Datto, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the aggregate vested equity award consideration owed to all holders of Vested Options, Vested RSUs and Vested PSUs (collectively, the “Vested Equity Award Holders”). As promptly as reasonably practicable, but in any event in no less than five business days after the closing date, the Vested Equity Award Holders will be paid by Datto or the surviving corporation, through its payroll system, payroll provider or paying agent, all amounts required to be paid to such holders in respect of Vested Options, Vested RSUs and Vested PSUs that are canceled and converted into a cash payment, less any required withholding.

Datto ESPP

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as soon as practicable following April 11, 2022, Datto will ensure that (i) except for the offering period in effect as of such date, no new offering periods will be authorized or commenced under the Datto ESPP, (ii) no new participants will commence participation in the Datto ESPP, (iii) no participant will be permitted to increase such participant’s payroll deduction elections or contribution rates, and (iv) each purchase right outstanding under the Datto ESPP as of April 11, 2022 will be exercised no later than three business days prior to the Effective Time, with participants’ accumulated contributions used to purchase shares of Company Common Stock on such final exercise date and with the Datto ESPP to be terminated effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. All shares of Company Common Stock purchased on the final exercise date under the Datto ESPP will be canceled at the Effective Time and converted into the right to receive $35.50, without interest thereon.

 

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CEO RSU Award

On April 8, 2022, Datto granted 200,000 RSUs to Mr. Weller under the Omnibus Plan (the “CEO RSU Award”). The CEO RSU Award will fully vest on the earlier of March 20, 2023 or a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) of Datto. The consummation of the Merger will constitute a Change in Control under the Omnibus Plan.

Double-Trigger RSU Awards

On March 29, 2022, Datto amended the terms and conditions of awards held by certain Datto employees, including the Datto executive officers, by written consent in lieu of a special meeting of the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board (the “Equity Award Treatment Consent”). The Equity Award Treatment Consent provided that all awards held by such employees under the Omnibus Plan as of March 29, 2022, which includes all RSUs held by the executive officers (other than the CEO RSU Award), will immediately become fully vested in the event of a termination of such employee’s employment without “Cause” (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) or by the employee for “Good Reason” (in the case of the executive officers, as defined in such officers’ employment agreements with Datto) within the twelve (12)-month period following a consummation of a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) of Datto.

The table below sets forth (i) the number of Options and RSUs, as applicable, that are unvested as of May 1, 2022, the assumed date of the Merger solely for the purposes of this disclosure, and held by each executive officer of Datto and each non-employee member of the Board, and (ii) the estimated value of those awards (on a pre-tax basis). These values have been calculated assuming the price of a share of Datto’s common stock is $35.50, which represents the per share Merger consideration. The actual value realized with respect to any Options or RSUs cannot be determined with any certainty until the awards are settled.

 

		Options Held (#) (1)				Options Held ($)				Number of Unvested RSUs Held (#) (2)				Unvested RSUs Held ($)				Total ($)
Datto Executive Officer
Timothy Weller			1,376,455				34,864,154				200,000				7,100,000				41,964,154
John Abbot			568,000				12,893,600				—				—				12,893,600
Emily Epstein			—				—				100,000				3,550,000				3,550,000
Christopher McCloskey			400,000				10,200,000				—				—				10,200,000
Radhesh Menon			168,750				3,830,625				—				—				3,830,625
Robert Petrocelli			172,529				4,133,795				103,125				3,660,938				7,794,733
Sanjay Singh			341,088				8,226,611				103,125				3,660,938				11,887,549

 

(1)

Consists of all Options held by the executive officers (whether vested and unexercised or unvested), all of which were granted under the 2017 Plan. Pursuant to the 2017 Plan and the applicable award agreements, Options that remain unvested and outstanding as of the date of the Merger will accelerate and fully vest “single-trigger” in connection with the Merger. No Datto executive officers hold stock options granted under the Omnibus Plan.

 

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(2)

Consists of: (i) the CEO RSU Award which, pursuant to the Omnibus Plan and the applicable award agreement, will accelerate “single-trigger” in connection with the Merger and (ii) all RSUs held by the executive officers (other than the CEO RSU Award), which pursuant to the Omnibus Plan and the Equity Award Treatment Consent, will accelerate and become fully vested upon the applicable executive officer’s qualified termination of employment, if such termination occurs within twelve (12) months following the Merger. For purposes of this table, we have assumed that the employment of all executive officers will terminate immediately following the Merger (based on an assumed closing date of May 1, 2022).

 

		Number of Unvested Shares Subject to RSUs (#) (1)				Total ($)
Datto Non-Employee Directors
Maneet S. Saroya			—				—
David Breach			—				—
John Stalder			—				—
Christine Larsen			6,405				227,378
Christina Lema			—				—
Nadeem Syed			—				—
Marc Brown			6,652				236,146
Adrian Dillon			7,637				271,114
Jack Dillon			—				—
Austin McChord			—				—

 

(1)	Pursuant to the Omnibus Plan and the applicable award agreements, all RSUs held by non-employee directors will accelerate and fully vest “single-trigger” in connection with the Merger.

Datto Executive Officer Severance Arrangements

Each of our executive officers is party to an employment agreement with Datto. The employment agreements each have an indefinite term and may be terminated by Datto at any time for any reason or no reason, or by the executive officer by giving not less than four (4) weeks’ advance written notice, which may be waived by Datto in exchange for payment of base salary during the notice period. Under the terms of the employment agreements, the Datto executive officers are eligible to receive severance benefits upon certain terminations of employment, as described below.

Pursuant to the terms of each executive officer’s employment agreement, in the event of a termination of the executive officer’s employment by Datto without “Cause” or by the executive officer for “Good Reason” (each as defined in the applicable employment agreement), regardless of whether such termination of employment occurs in connection with a “Change in Control” such as the Merger, then, in addition to payment of accrued obligations, each executive officer is entitled to a severance payment equal to (i) a number of months of base salary (nine months in the case of Messrs. Weller and Abbot and six months in the case of the other executive officers), and (ii) except in the case of Mr. Menon, in the sole discretion of the Board, a pro-rated annual bonus for the year of termination (the “Severance Payments”). The Severance Payments are payable in substantially equal installments commencing on the sixtieth (60th) day following termination of employment, subject to (a) the executive officer’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of Datto and (b) compliance with the restrictive covenants described below. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreements with Messrs. Weller and Abbot, in the event of a termination of the executive officer’s employment due to death or disability, then, in lieu of the amounts described above and in addition to payment of accrued obligations, Messrs. Weller and Abbot would each be entitled to payment of a pro-rated portion of the target amount of such executive officer’s annual bonus, based on the portion of the year they were employed prior to the date of such termination of employment and based on the amount the Board determines in its sole discretion would otherwise have been earned.

 

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Under the Datto employment agreements, each executive officer is subject to the following restrictive covenants: (i) perpetual non-disparagement (which covenant also applies to Datto, in the case of Messrs. Weller and Abbot), (ii) perpetual confidentiality, (iii) non-competition during the term of employment and for two years thereafter (or in the case of Mr. Weller and Ms. Epstein, one year thereafter), (iv) non-solicitation of customers, prospective customers and employees during the term of employment and for two years thereafter (or in the case of Mr. Weller only, one year thereafter), and (v) assignment of intellectual property.

Notwithstanding the Severance Payments described above, the Merger Agreement provides that in the event of a termination of any executive officer’s employment without “Cause” (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) or due to the executive officer’s resignation for “Good Reason” (as defined in the applicable employment agreement) that occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Time, subject to the executive officer’s execution of a general release of claims in favor of Parent, each executive officer would be entitled to (i) severance payments equal to fifty-two (52) weeks of the executive officer’s annual base salary as in effect on the date of such termination of employment in lieu of any amounts payable pursuant to any other agreement or plan, and (ii) a pro-rated portion of the target amount of such executive officer’s annual bonus based on the portion of the year such executive officer was employed prior to the date of such termination of employment.

For an estimate of the amounts that would be payable to each of Datto’s executive officers who are named executive officers assuming a qualifying termination of employment immediately following the Merger, taking into consideration the amounts payable under each executive officer’s employment agreement and amounts that would be payable under the Merger Agreement (each, as described above), see the section entitled “Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to Datto’s Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger” below. We estimate that the aggregate value of such severance payments that would be payable to Datto’s executive officers who are not named executive officers upon a qualifying termination of employment immediately following the Merger (based on an assumed closing date of May 1, 2022) would be $8,170,292.

280G Mitigation Actions

Under the Merger Agreement, Datto may, following consultation with Parent, take certain actions before the Effective Time to mitigate the amount of potential “excess parachute payments” for “disqualified individuals” (each as defined in Section 280G of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)). As of the date of this information statement, Datto has not yet approved any specific actions to mitigate any impact of Section 280G of the Code on Datto or any disqualified individuals. No executive officer is entitled to receive gross-ups or tax reimbursements from Datto with respect to any potential excise taxes.

Datto Non-Employee Director Compensation

Under the Merger Agreement, Datto may continue to pay non-employee members of the Board their annual cash fees, retainers and reimbursements, in each case, without proration and in accordance with the terms of the Director Compensation Policy. Additionally, if the Effective Time has not occurred by October 2022, Datto may make its annual grants of RSUs to eligible non-employee members of the Board in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in accordance with the Director Compensation Policy. As described above in the section entitled “Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger,” all RSUs held by non-employee directors will accelerate and fully vest “single-trigger” in connection with the closing of the Merger.

Other Interests

As of the date of this information statement, none of our directors or executive officers has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Parent regarding employment or service with, or compensation following the Merger to be paid by, Parent. Prior to the closing of the Merger, however, our directors or executive officers may discuss or enter into agreements, arrangements or understandings with Parent regarding employment or service with, or compensation following the Merger to be paid by, Parent.

 

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Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to Datto’s Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger

This section sets forth the information required by Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K regarding the compensation of each of Datto’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger and that will or may become payable to Datto’s named executive officers at the consummation of the Merger or upon a qualifying termination of employment that occurs within twelve (12) months following the consummation of the Merger, assuming (i) the closing had occurred on May 1, 2022, (ii) each of the named executive officers experiences a qualifying termination on such date, (iii) the named executive officers’ respective base salaries and target annual bonuses remain unchanged from those that were in effect as of the date of this filing, (iv) Options and RSUs held by the named executive officers that are outstanding as of the date hereof do not otherwise vest prior to the completion of the Merger, (v) for purposes of determining the value of Options and RSUs, the value of a share of Company Common Stock is equal to $35.50, (vi) no named executive officer receives any additional equity grants prior to completion of the Merger, and (vii) each named executive officer has properly executed any required releases and complied with all requirements (including any applicable restrictive covenants) necessary in order to receive the payments and benefits described below. Some of the assumptions used in the table below are based upon estimates of information not currently available and, as a result, the actual amounts to be received by any of the individuals below may materially differ from the amounts set forth below.

The payments described in the table below would be made pursuant to the arrangements described above in the section entitled “Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

 

Named Executive Officer		Cash (1)				Equity (2)				Total
Timothy Weller (Chief Executive Officer)		$	816,667			$	9,451,068			$	10,267,735
John Abbot (Chief Financial Officer)		$	700,000			$	7,945,000			$	8,645,000
Robert Petrocelli (Chief Technology Officer)		$	472,500			$	6,813,834			$	7,286,334
Sanjay Singh (Chief Revenue Officer)		$	472,500			$	7,239,655			$	7,712,155
Christopher McCloskey (Chief Customer Officer)		$	472,500			$	3,585,938			$	4,058,438

 

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Amounts shown reflect the severance payments provided under each named executive officer’s employment agreements and pursuant to the Merger Agreement as described above in the section entitled “— Datto Executive Officer Severance Arrangements.” The amounts included in this column are considered to be “double-trigger” payments, which means that both a change in control of Datto, such as the Merger, and a qualifying termination of employment must occur within twelve months of the consummation of the Merger prior to any payment being provided to the applicable named executive officer. Such amounts consist of (i) an amount equal to fifty-two (52) weeks of the named executive officer’s annual base salary and (ii) a pro-rated portion of the target amount of the named executive officer’s annual bonus based on the portion of the year the named executive officer was employed prior to the date of employment termination, provided, however, if a named executive officer’s qualifying termination were to occur after the twelve (12) month period following the Effective Time, then such individual would only be entitled to the Severance Payments set forth in the applicable named executive officer’s employment agreement.

(2)

Amounts shown reflect the sum of the potential value that each named executive officer could receive in connection with accelerated vesting and settlement of Options and RSUs as more fully described above under “— Treatment of Datto Equity Awards and the Datto ESPP in the Merger.” The amounts received by the named executive officers could differ from the amounts shown above.

The amounts in this column attributable to Options and to the CEO RSU Award are considered to be “single-trigger,” which means that any such awards that remain outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will automatically vest in full at the Effective Time. The amounts in this column attributable to RSUs (other than the CEO RSU Award) are considered to be “double-trigger,” which means that both a “Change in Control” of Datto, such as the Merger, and a qualifying termination of employment must occur

 

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within twelve (12) months following the consummation of the Merger in order for the vesting of any such RSUs to be accelerated and for the applicable named executive officer to receive a payment in respect of the RSUs prior to the regularly scheduled vesting date(s). The estimated amount of each such payment is set forth in the table below.

 

Named Executive Officer		Options (Single Trigger) ($)				RSUs (Single Trigger) ($)				RSUs (Double Trigger) ($)				Total ($)
Timothy Weller			2,351,068				7,100,000				—				9,451,068
John Abbot			7,945,000				—				—				7,945,000
Robert Petrocelli			3,152,896				—				3,660,938				6,813,834
Sanjay Singh			3,578,717				—				3,660,938				7,239,655
Christopher McCloskey			3,585,938				—				—				3,585,938

Delisting and Deregistration of Company Common Stock

If the Merger is completed, Company Common Stock will be delisted from the NYSE and deregistered under the Exchange Act, and we will no longer file periodic reports with the SEC on account of Company Common Stock.

Transaction Litigation

As of the filing of this information statement, Datto is not aware of any complaints filed or litigation pending related to the Merger.

Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger

The following is a summary of the material United States federal income tax consequences of the Merger generally applicable to holders of Company Common Stock who exchange their shares of Company Common Stock for cash pursuant to the Merger. The summary is based on the Code, applicable United States Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, judicial authority and administrative rulings and pronouncements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. The discussion applies only to holders whose shares of Company Common Stock are held as capital assets (generally, property held for investment), and does not address the tax consequences that may be relevant to holders of Company Common Stock that are subject to special tax rules, such as insurance companies, United States expatriates, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, holders subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, broker-dealers, banks, financial institutions, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, cooperatives, traders in securities that elect to mark to market, United States Holders whose functional currency is not the United States dollar, holders who hold Company Common Stock through pass-through entities for United States federal income tax purposes or as part of a hedge, straddle or conversion transaction, holders deemed to sell Company Common Stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code, holders who exercise appraisal rights, or holders who acquired Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation. This summary does not address any aspect of state, local or foreign taxation, and does not address any United States federal taxation other than income taxation.

For purposes of this information statement, a “United States Holder” means a beneficial owner of Company Common Stock that is:

 

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a citizen or individual resident of the United States,

 

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a corporation (or any entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (including the District of Columbia),

 

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an estate, the income of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or

 

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a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person.

The term “Non-United States Holder” refers to any beneficial owner of Company Common Stock, other than a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, that is not a United States Holder.

If a partnership or other any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes is a holder of Company Common Stock, the United States federal income tax treatment of a partner in that partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners of a holder of Company Common Stock should consult their own tax advisors as to the particular United States federal income tax consequences of the Merger to them.

The United States federal income tax consequences set forth below are included for general informational purposes only and are based upon current law as of the date hereof. Because individual circumstances may differ, each holder of Company Common Stock should consult such holder’s own tax advisor to determine the applicability of the rules discussed below to such holder and the particular tax effects of the Merger, including the application and effect of United States federal, state, local and foreign tax laws.

United States Holders. The receipt of the Merger consideration by a United States Holder in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger will be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes (and also may be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local, foreign and other income tax laws). In general, for United States federal income tax purposes, a United States Holder who receives the Merger consideration will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (x) the amount of cash the United States Holder receives (determined before deduction of any applicable withholding taxes) and (y) such United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis of the surrendered shares of Company Common Stock. A United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis generally will equal the price the United States Holder paid for such shares, and if applicable, will have been reduced by return of capital distributions. Gain or loss will be calculated separately for each block of Company Common Stock converted in the Merger (generally shares acquired at the same cost in a single transaction). Such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if Company Common Stock has been held for more than one year as of the Effective Time. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate United States Holders may be eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is limited.

Non-United States Holders. Subject to the discussion below regarding backup withholding, a Non-United States Holder that receives cash for shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax on any gain realized on the disposition, unless (i) such holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 or more days during the taxable year of the Merger and certain other conditions are met, (ii) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the Non-United States Holder (and, in the case of certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States) or (iii) such holder owned, directly or under certain constructive ownership rules of the Code, more than 5% of Company Common Stock at any time during the five-year period preceding the Merger, and Datto is or has been a “United States real property holding corporation” for United States federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period preceding the Merger or the period that the Non-United States Holder held Company Common Stock. Datto believes it has not been a “United States real property holding corporation” for United States federal income tax purposes at any time during the five-year period preceding the Merger.

If you are a Non-United States Holder who is an individual and has been present in the United States for 183 or more days during the taxable year of the Merger and certain other conditions are satisfied, you will be subject

 

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to tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified in an applicable income tax treaty) on any gain realized, which generally may be offset by certain United States source capital losses.

If you are a Non-United States Holder and your gain is effectively connected with a United States trade or business (and, in the case of certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States), you will be subject to United States federal income tax on any gain realized on a net basis in the same manner as United States Holders. Non-United States Holders that are corporations may also be subject to a branch profits tax on their effectively connected income at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified in an applicable income tax treaty), subject to adjustments.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. Cash consideration received by a United States Holder or a Non-United States Holder in the Merger may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding. To avoid backup withholding, a United States Holder that does not otherwise establish an exemption should complete and return to the applicable paying agent an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9, certifying that such United States Holder is a United States person, that the taxpayer identification number provided is correct and that such United States Holder is not subject to backup withholding. A Non-United States Holder generally may establish an exemption from backup withholding by certifying its status as a non-United States person under penalties of perjury on an IRS Form W-8BEN or other applicable IRS Form W-8. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts so withheld can be credited against such holder’s federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of United States federal income tax laws and non-United States tax laws, including information reporting and backup withholding, to their particular situations.

Regulatory Approvals

Under the Merger Agreement, we and the other parties to the Merger Agreement have agreed to use our respective reasonable best efforts to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including to obtain all necessary governmental approvals as promptly as practicable. In addition, each of Datto and the other parties to the Merger Agreement have agreed to (i) cooperate and coordinate with each other in the making of specified regulatory filings; (ii) supply each other (or cause each other to be supplied) with any information that may be required in order to make such filings; and (iii) supply (or cause to be supplied) any additional information that may be required or requested by the FTC, the Department of Justice or the governmental authorities of any other applicable jurisdiction in which any such filing is made.

If and to the extent necessary to obtain the necessary governmental approvals and to allow the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be consummated, Parent, Kaseya Holdings and their respective subsidiaries shall propose, offer, negotiate, commit to and effect, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, and shall take all actions necessary to obtain the expiration or termination of any waiting periods, and all clearances, consents, approvals and waivers under the HSR Act and other specified antitrust and foreign investment laws, including (i) the sale, divestiture, transfer, license, disposition, or hold separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise), of any and all of the capital stock or other equity or voting interest, assets (whether tangible or intangible), rights, properties, products or businesses of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries; (ii) the termination, modification, or assignment of existing relationships, joint ventures, contracts, or obligations of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries; (iii) the modification of any course of conduct regarding future operations of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries; and (iv) any other restrictions on the activities of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries, including the freedom of action of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries with respect to, or their ability to retain, one or more of their respective operations, divisions, businesses, product lines, customers, assets or rights or interests, or their

 

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freedom of action with respect to the assets, properties, or businesses to be acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in each case, on a sufficiently prompt basis in order for the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be consummated prior to the Termination Date.

Under the HSR Act and related rules, certain transactions, including the Merger, may not be completed until notifications have been given and information furnished to the Antitrust Division and the FTC and all statutory waiting period requirements have been satisfied or early termination has been granted by the applicable agencies. On April 25, 2022, both Datto and Parent filed their respective notification and report forms under the HSR Act and requested early termination of the initial 30-day waiting period under the HSR Act.

Under other applicable foreign antitrust laws and foreign investment laws, certain transactions, including the Merger, may not be completed until any requisite consent, non-action or expiration of any applicable waiting period is obtained. All filings required under applicable foreign antitrust and foreign investment laws in respect of the Merger were made on April 29, 2022.

As of the date of this information statement, the parties have not received all of the consents (including non-action or expiration of any applicable waiting period) under antitrust laws and foreign investment laws required by the Merger Agreement.

At any time before or after the Effective Time of the Merger, the Antitrust Division or the FTC could take action under the antitrust laws, including seeking to prevent the Merger, to rescind the Merger or to conditionally approve the Merger upon the divestiture of assets of Datto or Parent or subject to regulatory conditions or other remedies. In addition, U.S. state attorneys general could take action under the antitrust laws as they deem necessary or desirable in the public interest, including, without limitation, seeking to enjoin the completion of the Merger or permitting completion subject to regulatory conditions. Private parties may also seek to take legal action under the antitrust laws under some circumstances. There can be no assurance that a challenge to the Merger on antitrust grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, that it would not be successful.

 

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THE MERGER AGREEMENT

This section describes the material terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. The description in this section and elsewhere in this information statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A and is incorporated by reference into this information statement. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Merger Agreement that is important to you. We encourage you to read the Merger Agreement carefully and in its entirety. This section is not intended to provide you with factual information about Datto. Such information can be found elsewhere in this information statement and in the public filings Datto makes with the SEC, which may be obtained by following the instructions set forth in the section entitled, “Where You Can Find More Information,” beginning on page 87.

Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement

The Merger Agreement has been included to provide you with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Datto, Parent, Merger Sub, Kaseya Holdings, Kaseya or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made by the parties thereto only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates; were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement (such disclosures include information that has been included in Datto’s public disclosures, as well as additional nonpublic information); may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to you. You should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Datto Parent, Merger Sub, Kaseya Holdings Inc., Kaseya Inc. or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Additionally, the representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and other terms of the Merger Agreement may be subject to subsequent waiver or modification. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Datto’s public disclosures.

Form of Merger

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, on the closing date, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Datto, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and Datto will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

Consummation and Effectiveness of the Merger

The Merger will become effective at such time as the certificate of merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such other time as Parent, Merger Sub and Datto agree and specify in the certificate of merger. The closing of the Merger will take place at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on a date to be specified and agreed by Parent and Datto, which date will be no later than the fifth business day after the satisfaction (or waiver by the party entitled thereto) of all conditions to the consummation of the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing, but subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the parties entitled to in accordance with the Merger Agreement) of such conditions), unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by Parent, Merger Sub and Datto.

 

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Consideration to be Received in the Merger

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, (i) each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Merger Sub will be automatically canceled and converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the surviving corporation, (ii) each Owned Company Share will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be canceled and extinguished, and no consideration will be delivered or deliverable in exchange therefor and (iii) each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than shares described in clause (ii) and Dissenting Company Shares (as defined below)) will be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $35.50, without interest thereon (the “Per Share Price”) and will be automatically canceled and extinguished, and each holder of any such shares of Company Common Stock will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Per Share Price in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

At the Effective Time, each Vested Option will generally be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Price over the applicable per share exercise price and (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Option. Each Unvested Option will generally be canceled and replaced with a right to receive an amount in cash, without interest thereon, and subject to applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested Option multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Price over the applicable per share exercise price for such Unvested Option, which Cash Replacement Option Amounts will, subject to the holder’s continued service with Parent or its affiliates (including the surviving corporation or its subsidiaries) through the applicable vesting dates, vest and be payable at the same time as the Unvested Option for which such Cash Replacement Option Amounts were exchanged would have vested and been payable pursuant to its terms.

At the Effective Time, each Vested RSU will generally be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the Per Share Price and (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested RSU, and each Unvested RSU will generally be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (i) the Per Share Price multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested RSU, which Cash Replacement RSU Amounts will, subject to the holder’s continued service with Parent or its affiliates (including the surviving corporation or its subsidiaries) through the applicable vesting dates, vest and be payable at the same time as the Unvested RSUs for which such Cash Replacement RSU Amounts were exchanged would have vested and been payable pursuant to its terms.

At the Effective Time, each Vested PSU will generally be canceled and converted into the right to receive (i) the Per Share Price multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested PSU, and each Unvested PSU will generally be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (i) the Per Share Price multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested PSU, which Cash Replacement PSU Amount will, subject to the holder’s continued service with Parent or its affiliates (including the surviving corporation or its subsidiaries) through the applicable vesting dates, vest and be payable at the same time as the Unvested PSUs for which the Cash Replacement PSU Amounts were exchanged would have vested and been payable pursuant to its terms (including with respect to any applicable performance conditions).

Appraisal Shares

Dissenting Company Shares will not be converted into the right to receive the Merger consideration, but instead, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, will be canceled and retired and will cease to exist and will represent the right to receive payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 unless and until any such holder fails to perfect or effectively withdraws or loses their rights to appraisal and payment under the DGCL. However, if any such holder fails to perfect or effectively withdraws or loses the right to appraisal under Section 262 or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided

 

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by Section 262, then the right of such holder to receive those rights under and to be paid such consideration as is determined pursuant to Section 262, will cease and such Dissenting Company Shares will be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into, and will represent only the right to receive, the Merger consideration. Datto will provide prompt notice to Parent of any demands received by Datto for appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock, any withdrawals of any such demands or any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by Datto relating to the rights of appraisal of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, and Parent will have the right to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, except with the prior written consent of Parent, Datto will not make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, or otherwise negotiate any such demands, or agree to do any of the foregoing. Parent will not, except with the prior written consent of Datto, require Datto to make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands. Parent will be kept apprised of proposed strategy and other significant decisions with respect to demands for appraisal pursuant to the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares, and Parent may offer comments or suggestions with respect to such demands but, prior to the Effective Time, will not be afforded any decision-making power or other authority over such demands except for the payment, settlement or compromise consent set forth above.

Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration

Prior to the Effective Time, Parent will select a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to Datto to act as the paying agent for the payment of the aggregate consideration to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock are entitled pursuant to the Merger Agreement and at or prior to the Effective Time, Parent will deposit or cause to be deposited with the paying agent an amount in cash necessary to pay for the shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive the payment of the aggregate consideration to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock are entitled pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Datto will, at the written request of Parent, deposit with the paying agent at the closing such portion of such aggregate consideration from all cash and cash equivalents in bank accounts of Datto and its subsidiaries as specified in such request.

Promptly (and in any event no later than three business days) after the Effective Time, Parent and Datto will cause the paying agent to mail to each holder of record of one or more certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Certificates”) (i) a letter of transmittal (which will be in customary form and which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates will pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the paying agent and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Per Share Price payable with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by the Certificates. Upon surrender of Certificates for cancellation to the paying agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders of such Certificates will be entitled to receive in exchange therefor an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificates by (y) the Per Share Price (less any applicable withholding Taxes payable in respect thereof), and the Certificates so surrendered will be canceled. With respect to record holders of Uncertificated Shares of Company Common Stock (other than Owned Company Shares and Dissenting Company Shares, as applicable), upon the paying agent’s receipt of an “agent’s message” (or such other evidence as the paying agent may reasonably request), the holder of such Uncertificated Shares will be entitled to receive in exchange an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock represented by such holder’s transferred Uncertificated Shares by (2) the Per Share Price, and the transferred Uncertificated Shares will be canceled.

No interest will be paid or accrue on the cash payable to any holder of a Certificate or Uncertificated Share.

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Holders. As promptly as reasonably practicable, but in any event in no less than five business days after the closing date, the Vested Equity Award Holders will be paid by Datto or the surviving corporation, through its payroll system, payroll provider or paying agent, all amounts required to be paid to such holders in respect of Vested Options, Vested RSUs and Vested PSUs that are canceled and converted into a cash payment, less any required withholding.

As soon as practicable following April 11, 2022, Datto shall take all actions necessary or required under the Datto ESPP or applicable law to ensure that (i) except for the offering period under the Datto ESPP in effect as of April 11, 2022, no offering period under the Datto ESPP will be authorized or commenced after April 11, 2022; (ii) no new participants will commence participation in the Datto ESPP after April 11, 2022; (iii) no Datto ESPP participant will be permitted to increase such participant’s payroll deduction election or contribution rate in effect as of April 11, 2022 or to make separate non-payroll contributions on or following April 11, 2022, except as may be required by applicable law; (iv) each purchase right under the Datto ESPP outstanding as of April 11, 2022 shall be exercised as of no later than three business days prior to the date on which the Effective Time occurs (the “Final Exercise Date”); (v) each Datto ESPP participant’s accumulated contributions under the Datto ESPP shall be used to purchase shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Datto ESPP as of the Final Exercise Date; and (vi) the Datto ESPP will terminate effective as of (and subject to the occurrence of) immediately prior to the Effective Time, but subsequent to the exercise of purchase rights on the Final Exercise Date (in accordance with the terms of the Datto ESPP). All shares of Company Common Stock purchased on the Final Exercise Date shall be canceled at the Effective Time and converted into the right to receive the Per Share Price in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. At the Effective Time, any funds credited as of such date under the Datto ESPP that are not used to purchase shares on the Final Exercise Date within the associated accumulated payroll withholding account for each participant under the Datto ESPP shall be refunded to the applicable participant in accordance with the terms of the Datto ESPP.

Datto shall take all actions necessary to effect the cancellation and conversion of Unvested Options, Unvested RSUs and Unvested PSUs and to effectuate the treatment of the Datto ESPP upon the Effective Time and otherwise to give effect to the applicable provisions of the Merger Agreement.

Each of the surviving corporation, Merger Sub, Parent and the paying agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any cash amounts otherwise payable to any person pursuant to the Merger Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld under applicable law with respect to taxes. Any amounts so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority will be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.

Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws

At the Effective Time, (a) the certificate of incorporation of the surviving corporation will be amended and restated in its entirety to be read as set forth in the applicable exhibit attached to the Merger Agreement, and (b) the bylaws of the surviving corporation will be amended and restated in their entirety to be identical to the bylaws of Merger Sub, except that all references to Merger Sub shall be automatically amended and become references to the surviving corporation.

Representations and Warranties

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Parent, Merger Sub and Datto, including representations and warranties relating to, among other things:

 

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organization, good standing and similar company matters;

 

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due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Merger Agreement;

 

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absence of conflicts with the parties’ governing documents, applicable laws and contracts; and

 

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other than Qatalyst Partners, absence of brokers’, finders’ and investment bankers’ fees or commissions.

In addition, the Merger Agreement contains the following customary representations and warranties of Datto relating to, among other things:

 

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capitalization;

 

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ownership of Datto’s subsidiaries;

 

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inapplicability of certain takeover laws;

 

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antitrust matters and other governmental approvals;

 

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the Written Consent;

 

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non-contravention;

 

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documents filed with the SEC, compliance with applicable SEC filing requirements and accuracy of information contained in such documents;

 

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compliance of financial statements with applicable accounting requirements and SEC rules and regulations and preparation in accordance with the United States generally accepted accounting principles, and the absence of certain undisclosed liabilities;

 

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internal controls and indebtedness;

 

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Datto and each of its subsidiaries has conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice since December 31, 2021 and since this date there has not been any circumstance, change, event, effect, development or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Datto Material Adverse Effect (as defined below);

 

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no undisclosed liabilities;

 

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filing of tax returns, payment of taxes and other tax matters;

 

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labor matters;

 

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employee benefits matters;

 

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real property;

 

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material contracts, including top customers and suppliers;

 

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absence of pending or, to the knowledge of Datto, threatened litigation that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Datto Material Adverse Effect;

 

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compliance with laws, including compliance with anti-bribery and foreign corrupt practices laws and applicable regulatory laws, including export/import laws, professional certification requirements or food and drug laws, in each case except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Datto Material Adverse Effect;

 

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environmental matters;

 

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ownership and use of intellectual property;

 

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cybersecurity and data privacy matters;

 

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insurance;

 

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affiliate transactions; and

 

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the receipt of fairness opinions from Qatalyst Partners;

 

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The Merger Agreement also contains the following customary representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub:

 

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execution, validity and sufficiency of the equity commitment letters and debt commitment letters to provide funds to consummate the Merger;

 

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the operations of Parent and Merger Sub;

 

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no foreign persons affiliated with Parent;

 

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capitalization of Parent and Merger Sub;

 

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no Parent vote or approval requirement;

 

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Parent’s lack of ownership of Company Common Stock and lack of arrangements between Parent, Merger Sub or any of their affiliates, on the one hand, and Datto or any of its affiliates (including directors, officers or stockholders), on the other hand; and

 

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absence of any change, effect, event, fact, development or occurrence that prevents or materially impairs or delays the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement (a “Parent Material Adverse Effect”).

Certain of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are qualified as to “materiality” or “Datto Material Adverse Effect”. The Merger Agreement provides that a Datto Material Adverse Effect means any change in circumstance, change, event, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, with all other changes in circumstances, changes, events, effects, developments or occurrences that have occurred on or prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of Datto Material Adverse Effect, has or would be reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of Datto and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding, for the purposes of determining a Datto Material Adverse Effect any change in circumstance, change, effect, development or occurrence that is:

 

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general economic conditions, or conditions in the global, international or regional economy generally;

 

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conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets, including (A) changes in interest rates or credit ratings; (B) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (C) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market;

 

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conditions in the industries in which Datto and its subsidiaries conduct business or in any specific jurisdiction or geographical area in which Datto conducts business, or changes therein;

 

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regulatory, legislative or political conditions;

 

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any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, armed conflicts, acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism, cyberterrorism or military actions, including any escalation or worsening of the foregoing or any threats thereof;

 

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earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, and other force majeure events, including any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing;

 

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the negotiation, execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the pendency of the Merger, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of Datto and its subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, lenders, lessors, business partners, employees, regulators, governmental authorities, vendors or any other third person;

 

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the compliance by any party with the terms of the Merger Agreement, including any action taken or refrained from being taken pursuant to or in accordance with the Merger Agreement;

 

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any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent has, in writing, approved or consented to following the date of the Merger Agreement, any failure to take any action resulting from Parent’s failure to grant any consent requested by Datto to take any action expressly prohibited by the Merger Agreement;

 

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changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or in any applicable laws, including the adoption, implementation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation or proposal of any law, regulation or policy (or the enforcement thereof) by any governmental authority, or any panel or advisory body empowered or appointed thereby;

 

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any epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19 and any evolutions or mutations thereof), plagues, other outbreaks of illness or public health events, including any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing;

 

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any changes in the price or trading volume of Company Common Stock, in and of itself (it being understood that the underlying cause of such change may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Datto Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded hereunder);

 

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any failure by Datto and its subsidiaries to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of Datto’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B) any budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the underlying cause of any such failure in clauses (A) or (B) may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Datto Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded hereunder);

 

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the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub;

 

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any transaction litigation or any demand or legal proceeding for appraisal of the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the DGCL in connection herewith;

 

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the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub, or the respective affiliates of the foregoing, the respective financing sources of or investors in the foregoing, or the respective plans or intentions of the foregoing, with respect to Datto or its business; and

 

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any breach by Parent or Merger Sub of the Merger Agreement,

provided that, in the case of the first six bullets, bullet ten and bullet eleven above, to the extent that such change circumstances, inaccuracies, violations, changes, events, effects, developments or occurrences have had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on Datto as compared with other participants in the industries in which Datto operates, the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Datto Material Adverse Effect.

Conduct of Business by Datto Prior to Consummation of the Merger

Except for matters set forth on the confidential disclosure schedules or as otherwise expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement or required by applicable law (including any COVID-19 response) or as approved by Parent in writing (which approval shall not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and shall be deemed given if Parent provides no written response within (x) five business days after a written request by Datto for such consent or (y) one business day after a written request by Datto for such consent that states that such request is being made in response to an emergency or exigent circumstance), from the date of the Merger Agreement to the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time, Datto will and will cause each of its subsidiaries to (i) maintain its existence in good standing pursuant to applicable Law, (ii) preserve intact in all material respects its material assets, properties and Material Contracts, (iii) conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) preserve intact in all material respects its significant commercial relationships with third parties; provided, that so long as Datto has consulted with Parent and considered in good faith any recommendations of Parent, Datto and its subsidiaries may make any necessary changes in their respective business practices in response to COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures,

 

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including to (A) protect the health and safety of Datto’s and its subsidiaries’ employees, suppliers, partners and other individuals having business dealings with Datto and its subsidiaries or (B) respond to third-party supply or service disruptions caused by COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures.

In addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for matters set forth on the confidential disclosure schedules or as otherwise expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement or required by applicable law (including any COVID-19 response), from the date of the Merger Agreement to the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time, Datto shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):

 

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amend the organizational documents of Datto, or any of its subsidiaries;

 

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propose or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

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issue, sell, deliver or agree or commit to issue, sell or deliver any Datto securities, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Datto equity awards except (i) in accordance with the terms of any employment agreements or arrangements or any award agreements under Datto stock plans or otherwise with respect to, and upon the vesting, exercise or settlement of, Options, RSUs or PSUs, in each case, in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement or granted or entered into in compliance with the Merger Agreement; and (ii) pursuant to the Datto ESPP, including with respect to the satisfaction of tax withholding and, with respect to Options, payment of the exercise price;

 

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except for transactions solely among Datto and its subsidiaries or solely among the subsidiaries of Datto, reclassify, split, combine, subdivide or redeem, repurchase, purchase or otherwise acquire or amend the terms of, directly or indirectly, any of its Datto securities, other than (i) the acquisitions of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the surrender of shares of Company Common Stock by holders of Options in order to pay the exercise price of such Options, (ii) the withholding of shares of Company Common Stock to satisfy tax obligations incurred in connection with the exercise of Options and the vesting and settlement of RSUs or PSUs, and (iii) the acquisition by Datto of Options, RSUs and PSUs in connection with the forfeiture of such awards, in each case in accordance with their terms;

 

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(i) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock, or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other Datto securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting interest; (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, shares or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interest, or make any other actual, constructive or deemed distribution in respect of the shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interest, except for cash dividends made by any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Datto to Datto or one of its other wholly-owned subsidiaries; (iii) modify the terms of any shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting interest, or (iv) pledge or encumber any shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting interest;

 

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incur, assume, endorse, guarantee, or otherwise become liable for any indebtedness for borrowed money, except (A) borrowings in the ordinary course of business under Datto’s credit facilities as in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement for an amount up to $20 million, (B) guarantees or credit support provided by Datto or any of its subsidiaries of the obligations of Datto or any of its subsidiaries to the extent such indebtedness is in existence on the date of the Merger Agreement, (C) performance bonds and surety bonds entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (D) any indebtedness among Datto and its subsidiaries or among Datto’s subsidiaries;

 

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incentive compensation); (ii) increase the compensation of any director, officer or employee or other individual independent contractor of Datto and its subsidiaries; or (iii) hire or terminate (other than for “cause”) any employee or other individual independent contractor, except, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), (A) in the ordinary course of business with respect to persons eligible to earn an annual base salary or wages (or, in the case of non-employee service providers, equivalent compensation) of $200,000 or less; (B) to the extent required by applicable law or pursuant to any employee plan in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement; (C) in conjunction with annual renewal or plan design changes for employee plans (other than severance or separation plans, bonus or other incentive plans or equity or equity-based awards, plans and agreements) that are made in the ordinary course of business and do not materially increase the cost to Datto and its subsidiaries; or (D) any bonus payable with respect to the 2022 fiscal year in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with the terms of the annual bonus plan in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement;

 

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settle, release, waive or compromise any pending or threatened legal proceeding other than (A) for an amount of no more than $1,000,000 individually or $5 million in the aggregate (provided no equitable relief has been sought or given), (B) any settlement where the amount paid or to be paid by Datto or any of its subsidiaries is covered by insurance coverage maintained by Datto or any of its subsidiaries and (C) settlements of any legal proceedings for an amount not in excess of 110% of the amount, if any, reflected or reserved in the balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of Datto;

 

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materially change Datto’s or its subsidiaries’ methods, principles or practices of financial accounting or annual accounting period, except as required by GAAP, Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act (or any interpretation thereof), or by any governmental authority or applicable law;

 

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change any material tax election, or settle any material tax claim or assessment; consent to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any material tax claim or assessment; file an amended tax return that could reasonably be expected to materially increase the taxes payable by Datto or its subsidiaries unless required by law; or enter into a closing agreement with any governmental authority regarding any material tax;

 

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incur or commit to incur any capital expenditures other than (i) (x) during fiscal year 2022, amounts not in excess of 110% of the capital expenditure budget for the fiscal year 2022 (the “Capex Budget”) and (y) during fiscal year 2023 amounts not in excess of 110 % of the Capex Budget; or (ii) pursuant to obligations imposed by any material contract in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement;

 

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enter into, modify in any material respect, amend in any material respect or terminate (other than any material contract that has expired in accordance with its terms) any material contract except, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

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acquire any interest in any person or any division, assets, properties, businesses or equity securities thereof (including by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets), other than (i) in or from any wholly owned subsidiary of Datto, (ii) acquisitions of products and services in the ordinary course of business not pursuant to a merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets or (iii) that do not exceed $5 million in the aggregate;

 

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sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, any of Datto’s or its subsidiaries’ material tangible assets, other than such sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions that (i) sales of products and services or dispositions of tangible assets in the ordinary course of business or (ii) do not have a net book value or fair market value that exceeds $5 million individually or $10 million in the aggregate;

 

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engage in any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, any affiliate of Datto or other person covered by Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 (other than transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business on arms-length terms with portfolio companies affiliated with the principal stockholders);

 

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sell, assign, transfer, license, abandon, cancel, permit to lapse or enter the public domain, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of any material Datto owned intellectual property, other than (x) the grant of non-exclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business, or (y) pledges or encumbrances under Datto credit agreement as in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement;

 

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effectuate or announce any closing, employee layoff, furlough, reduction to terms and conditions of employment or other event affecting in whole or in part any site of employment, facility, operating unit or employee that would result in liability of Datto and its subsidiaries under the United States Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 and any similar foreign, state or local law;

 

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make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person, except for (i) extensions of credit to customers in the ordinary course of business; (ii) advances to directors, officers and other employees for travel and other business-related expenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and in compliance in all material respects with Datto and its subsidiaries’ policies related thereto; (iii) loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Datto; and (iv) in amounts less than $1 million in the aggregate;

 

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enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or other labor agreement with a labor union, works council or similar labor organization;

 

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adopt or implement any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement applicable to the transactions or any other transaction consummated pursuant to Parent’s rights; or

 

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agree, resolve or commit to take any of the foregoing actions.

Regulatory Filings; Efforts

Each party to the Merger Agreement will use its reasonable best efforts to (i) to take (or cause to be taken) all actions; (ii) do (or cause to be done) all things; and (ii) assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing (or causing to be done) all things, in each case as are necessary, proper or advisable pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including by (A) causing the conditions precedent to closing to be satisfied and (B) (I) obtaining all consents, waivers, approvals, orders and authorizations from governmental authorities; and (II) making all registrations, declarations and filings with governmental authorities, in each case that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Each party will, (i) within ten business of entering into the Merger Agreement file with the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ a Notification and Report Form relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement as required by the HSR Act; and (ii) within 20 business days of entering into the Merger Agreement (unless a different period is otherwise agreed by the parties), make any appropriate filing necessary pursuant to the HSR Act, and will also, as promptly as reasonably practicable, make all necessary or advisable filings pursuant to any other applicable foreign antitrust law or foreign investment law, to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In relation to this, each party will supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested by any such reviewing governmental entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Each of Datto and Parent will, and will cause their respective affiliates to, furnish to the other party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission under the HSR Act or any other applicable antitrust law or foreign investment law, and will consult with one another, in good faith in connection with any inquiry, hearing, investigation, proceeding or litigation by, or negotiations with, any governmental entity relating to the Merger Agreement, the Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

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Merger pursuant to the HSR Act and the Antitrust Laws and the Foreign Investment Laws and to allow the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be consummated, Parent, Kaseya Holdings and their respective subsidiaries shall propose, negotiate, effect, agree to or commit to by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, and shall take all actions necessary to obtain the expiration or termination of any waiting periods, and all clearances, consents, approvals and waivers under the HSR Act and the Antitrust Laws and the Foreign Investment Laws including (i) the sale, divestiture, transfer, license, disposition, or hold separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise), of any and all of the capital stock or other equity or voting interest, assets (whether tangible or intangible), rights, properties, products or businesses of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries; (ii) the termination, modification, or assignment of existing relationships, joint ventures, contracts, or obligations of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries; (iii) the modification of any course of conduct regarding future operations of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries; and (iv) any other restrictions on the activities of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries, including the freedom of action of Kaseya Holdings and its subsidiaries or of Datto and its subsidiaries with respect to, or their ability to retain, one or more of their respective operations, divisions, businesses, product lines, customers, assets or rights or interests, or their freedom of action with respect to the assets, properties, or businesses to be acquired pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, on a sufficiently prompt basis in order for the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be consummated prior to the Termination Date. Parent, Kaseya Holdings and their respective subsidiaries shall, oppose any request for, the entry of, and seek to have vacated or terminated, any order, judgment, decree, injunction or ruling of any governmental authority that could restrain, prevent or delay the expiration or termination of any waiting periods, or obtaining any clearances, consents, approvals and waivers under the HSR Act and the Antitrust Laws and the Foreign Investment Laws, including by defending through litigation, any action asserted by any person in any court or before any governmental authority and by exhausting all avenues of appeal, including appealing properly any adverse decision or order by any governmental authority, it being understood that the costs and expenses of all such actions shall be borne by Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Merger Agreement, none of Parent, Datto or any of their respective affiliates shall be required to agree to any sale, divestiture, transfer, license, disposition or hold separate of, or to any prohibition of or any limitation on the acquisition, ownership, operation, effective control or exercise of full rights of ownership, or other modification of rights in respect of, any assets, properties or businesses of Parent or Datto or any of their respective subsidiaries that, in each case, is not conditioned on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, if Parent requests Datto or any of its subsidiaries to divest or otherwise dispose of an asset or assets (including any business line or segment), Datto shall furnish to Parent such information regarding the sale, license or other disposition of such assets reasonably requested by Parent, and Datto shall reasonably participate and cooperate in any requested sale, license or other disposition, subject to customary protections for the protection of Datto’s confidential information and to the condition specified in the previous sentence at Parent’s sole cost and expense. Parent and Merger Sub shall have primary responsibility for directing and implementing the general strategy for obtaining all authorizations, consents, orders, declarations or approvals of any governmental authority or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided, that prior to implementing any such proposed general strategy, Parent and Merger Sub shall consult in good faith with Datto in connection with the proposed general strategy for obtaining such authorizations, consents, orders, declarations or approvals of any governmental authority or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Furthermore, Parent and Kaseya Holdings will not, and will cause their affiliates not to, enter into any merger, acquisition or similar transaction, or any agreement to effect any such transaction, for any business will make, or that would reasonably be expected to make it materially more difficult, or materially increase the time required, to (i) obtain the required regulatory approvals, or (ii) avoid a legal restraint.

 

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Written Consent

Per the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Written Consent was delivered to Datto on April 11, 2022 shortly after the execution of the Merger Agreement, and Datto provided a copy of the Written Consent to Parent immediately after its receipt of the Written Consent.

Go Shop

The parties agreed that, during the period beginning at the time of execution of the Merger Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the No-Shop Period Start Date, Datto and its subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, consultants, accountants and other advisors and representatives had the right to:

 

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solicit, initiate, propose or induce the making, submission or announcement of, or encourage, facilitate or assist, any inquiry, proposal or offer that would have constituted or could reasonably have been expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, including by providing non-public information and data relating to Datto or any of its subsidiaries to any third party, and affording access to the business, properties, assets, books, records, or personnel;

 

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engage in, enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party with respect to any Acquisition Proposals or inquiries that could have reasonably been expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; and

 

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otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in or facilitate the making of any Acquisition Proposal (or any other effort or attempt that could lead to an Acquisition Proposal).

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Acquisition Proposal” means any bona fide written offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal by Parent or Merger Sub) to engage in an Acquisition Transaction. Furthermore, the term “Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the Merger) involving:

 

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direct or indirect purchase, license or other acquisition of more than 15% of the consolidated assets, net revenue or net income of Datto and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof);

 

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direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition of more than 15% of the outstanding Company Common Stock, including pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in such third party beneficially owning more than 15% of Company Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the consummation of such tender or exchange offer;

 

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merger, consolidation, business combination, liquidation, dissolution or other transaction involving Datto or any of its subsidiaries which would result in any third party (or the stockholders of any third party) beneficially owning, directly or indirectly, more than 15% of the equity interests of the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction after giving effect to the consummation of such transaction; or

 

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any combination of the foregoing.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not be deemed an Acquisition Proposal.

No Solicitation

The Merger Agreement provides that Datto and its subsidiaries will not, and will instruct their respective representatives not to, directly or indirectly, from April 11, 2022 until the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time:

 

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furnish to any person (other than Parent or Merger Sub) any non-public information relating to Datto or its subsidiaries with the intent to induce the making, submission or announcement of, or to knowingly encourage or facilitate, any proposal or offer that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal;

 

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participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to an Acquisition Proposal;

 

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approve, endorse or recommend an Acquisition Proposal; or

 

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enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or any other agreement or arrangement relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than certain acceptable confidentiality agreements).

From the No-Shop Period Start Date until the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time, Datto will not be required to enforce, and will be permitted to waive, any provision of any standstill or confidentiality agreement solely to the extent that such provision prohibits or purports to prohibit a proposal being made to Datto if the Board (or a committee thereof) determines that the failure to do so is inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

Continuing Employee Matters

The Merger Agreement provides that, for the period from the Effective Time through the first anniversary of the Effective Time, each employee of Datto or its subsidiaries who remains in the employment of the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries (each, a “Continuing Employee”) will receive (for Continuing Employees primarily based outside of the United States, subject to any requirements under applicable law) (i) a base salary or wage rate, as applicable, and short-term cash incentive opportunities (other than change in control or transaction compensation and equity or equity-based incentive compensation opportunities) that are in the aggregate not less favorable than as provided by Datto or its subsidiaries to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) severance based on severance arrangements as in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement and listed on the confidential disclosure schedules and (iii) employee benefits (excluding nonqualified deferred compensation, defined benefit pension, post-termination or retiree health or welfare benefits, or equity or equity-based benefits) that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to (A) those that were provided by Datto or its subsidiaries to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time, or (B) similarly situated employees of Parent and its affiliates. For purposes of clause (iii) hereof, if the Effective Time occurs in 2022, for the period between the Effective Time through December 31, 2022, the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries will (and Parent will cause the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to) maintain, for the benefit of each Continuing Employee, all employee plans (excluding nonqualified deferred compensation, defined pension, post-termination or retiree health or welfare, or equity or equity-based benefits) in effect for (or available to) such Continuing Employee as of immediately before the Effective Time. For a period of at least six (6) months following the Effective Time, the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries will (and Parent will cause the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to) maintain for the benefit of each Continuing Employee the same primary place of employment (including any remote work arrangement) applicable to such Continuing Employee immediately before the Effective Time.

The Merger Agreement also provides that, Parent will, and will cause the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to, cause any plans, programs, agreements or arrangements established or maintained by Parent or any of its affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries) (the “New Plans”) to recognize each Continuing Employee’s service with Datto or any of its subsidiaries and any of their respective predecessors (to the extent such service is recognized by Datto or such subsidiary), for purposes of eligibility, participation, vesting and levels of benefits; provided, however, that such service need not be recognized (i) to the extent that it would result in duplication of coverage or benefits for the same period of service, (ii) under any defined benefit plan or frozen benefit plan of Parent or (iii) with respect or vesting or other

 

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benefits under any equity incentive plan. In addition, Parent will or will cause the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide that (i) each Continuing Employee will be immediately eligible to participate, without any waiting period, in any and all New Plans to the extent that coverage pursuant to any such New Plan replaces coverage pursuant to a corresponding company plan (such plans, the “Old Plans”); (ii) for purposes of each New Plan providing life insurance, medical, dental, pharmaceutical, vision or disability benefits, all waiting periods, pre-existing condition exclusions, evidence of insurability requirements and actively-at-work or similar requirements of such New Plan be waived for the Continuing Employees and their covered dependents, to the extent such conditions were inapplicable or waived under the comparable employee plan in which such Continuing Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (iii) for any year in which such Continuing Employee is moved to a New Plan, for purposes of each New Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical, or vision benefits, any eligible expenses incurred by the Continuing Employees and their covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the Old Plan ending on the date that Continuing Employees’ participation in the corresponding New Plan begins, if such participation begins in the year in which the Effective Time occurs, to be given full credit pursuant to such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Continuing Employees and their covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan. Any vacation or paid time off accrued but unused by a Continuing Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be credited to such Continuing Employee following the Effective Time, and will otherwise be subject to the terms of such vacation and/or paid time off policies as determined by Parent and its affiliates from time to time (but in no event subject to forfeiture).

With respect to each of Datto’s annual cash incentive plans (each, a “Company Incentive Plan”), for the fiscal year in which the Effective Time occurs, the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to) pay to each Continuing Employee who remains employed with Parent, the surviving corporation or their respective affiliates through the end of such fiscal year, at the same time or times that Parent, the surviving corporation or their applicable affiliate pays annual bonuses in respect of such fiscal year to other similarly situated employees thereof but in no event later than March 15 immediately after the end of such fiscal year, a bonus for such fiscal year (the “Annual Bonus”) that is equal to the greater of (i) the target Annual Bonus that such Continuing Employee would have been entitled to receive under the applicable Company Incentive Plan for such fiscal year, and (ii) the Annual Bonus that such Continuing Employee is entitled to receive under the applicable Company Incentive Plan based on actual level of achievement of the applicable performance criteria for such fiscal year (as determined after giving appropriate effect to the Merger).

If requested by Parent in writing not less than ten business days prior to the Effective Time, Datto will adopt resolutions and take such corporate action as necessary to terminate any benefit plan that contains a cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code (the “401(k) Plans”), effective no later than the date immediately preceding the closing date. In the event that the distributions of assets from the trust of a 401(k) Plan which is terminated is reasonably anticipated to trigger liquidation charges, surrender charges or other fees to be imposed upon the account of any participant or beneficiary of such terminated plan or upon Datto or plan sponsor, then Datto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to estimate the amount of such charges and/or fees and provide such estimate in writing to Parent prior to the closing.

The Merger Agreement provides that the foregoing provisions under this “— Continuing Employee Matters” section will not be deemed to: (i) guarantee employment for any period of time for, or preclude the ability of Parent, the surviving corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries to terminate any Continuing Employee; (ii) amend any company plan or any other compensation or benefit plans maintained for or provided to employees or other persons prior to or following the Effective Time; (iii) create any third party beneficiary rights in any Continuing Employee or former employee (or beneficiary or dependent thereof); or (iv) constitute a limitation on the rights to amend, modify or terminate any such plans or arrangements of Parent or any of its subsidiaries.

 

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Indemnification and Insurance

As of the Effective Time, the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries will, and Parent will cause the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to, honor and fulfill, in all respects, the obligations of Datto and its subsidiaries pursuant to any indemnification agreements between Datto and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, on the one hand, and any of their respective current or former directors or officers (and any person who becomes a director or officer of Datto or any of its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time), on the other hand (each, together with such person’s heirs, executors and administrators, an “Indemnified Person” and, collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”). In addition, for a period of six years following the Effective Time, the surviving company or any of its subsidiaries will, and Parent will cause the surviving company and its subsidiaries to, cause all the organizational documents of the surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, advancement and reimbursement of expenses provisions set forth in the organizational documents as of April 11, 2022, which provisions will not be repealed, amended or otherwise modified in any adverse manner except as required by applicable law.

For a period of six years following the Effective Time, the surviving corporation will, and Parent will cause the surviving corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in effect on April 11, 2022, each Indemnified Person from and against all costs, fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement or compromise in connection with any legal proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, whenever asserted, to the extent that such legal proceeding arises, directly or indirectly, out of or pertains, directly or indirectly, to the fact that an Indemnified Person is or was a director or officer of Datto or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; any action or omission, or alleged action or omission, in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director or officer of Datto or any of its subsidiaries or other affiliates, or taken at the request of Datto or such subsidiary or affiliate (including in connection with serving at the request of the Datto or such subsidiary or affiliate as a director, officer, trustee or fiduciary of another person (including any employee benefit plan), regardless of whether such action or omission, or alleged action or omission, occurred prior to, at or after the Effective Time); and the Merger, as well as any actions taken by Datto, Parent or Merger Sub with respect to the Merger (including any disposition of assets of the surviving corporation or any of its subsidiaries that is alleged to have rendered the surviving corporation or any of its subsidiaries insolvent).

If, at any time prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, any Indemnified Person delivers to Parent a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification, then the claim asserted in such notice will survive the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time until such claim is fully and finally resolved. In the event of any such legal proceeding, the surviving corporation will advance all fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of any counsel) as incurred by an Indemnified Person in the defense of such legal proceeding. None of Parent, the surviving corporation nor any of their respective affiliates will settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, or otherwise seek the termination of, any legal proceeding for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnified Persons from all liability arising out of such legal proceeding. Any determination required to be made with respect to whether the conduct of any Indemnified Person complies or complied with any applicable standard will be made by independent legal counsel selected by the surviving corporation (which counsel will be reasonably acceptable to such Indemnified Person), the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the surviving corporation.

For a period of six years following the Effective Time, the surviving corporation will, and Parent will cause the surviving corporation to, maintain in effect Datto’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time on terms (including with respect to coverage, conditions, retentions, limits and amounts) that are equivalent to those of Datto’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance; provided that in no event will the surviving corporation be obligated to pay annual

 

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premiums in excess of 300% of the amount paid by Datto for coverage for its last full fiscal year, which amount is referred to as the maximum annual premium. If the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed the maximum annual premium, then the surviving corporation will be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the maximum annual premium from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as Datto’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier. In satisfaction of the foregoing obligations, prior to the Effective Time Datto may purchase a prepaid “tail” policy with respect to Datto’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as Datto’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier so long as the aggregate cost for such “tail” policy does not exceed the maximum annual premium. If Datto elects to purchase such a “tail” policy prior to the Effective Time, the surviving corporation will (and Parent will cause the surviving corporation to) maintain such “tail” policy in full force and effect for a period of no less than six years after the Effective Time and continue to honor its obligations under such “tail” policy.

Financing Covenant; Datto Cooperation

Following the date of the Merger Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, Datto will use its reasonable best efforts, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to use its respective reasonable best efforts, to provide Parent with all customary cooperation as reasonably requested by Parent to arrange, syndicate and obtain debt and preferred equity financing to be obtained by Parent and Merger Sub or their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including using reasonable best efforts in: (i) participate in meetings, presentations due diligence sessions and drafting sessions to the extent customary for the debt financing and preferred equity financing; (ii) assisting Parent with the preparation of customary marketing materials and bank information memoranda required in connection with the debt financing; (iii) facilitating the pledging of collateral and the granting of security interests in respect of the debt financing (including (x) cooperation in connection with the pay-off of indebtedness and the release of related guarantees and liens) and (y) assisting Parent in connection with the preparation of any pledge and security documents and other definitive financing documents; (iv) furnishing Parent (A) financial and other pertinent and customary information regarding Datto and its subsidiaries as may be reasonably requested by Parent or the financing sources to the extent that such information is of the type and form customarily included in a bank confidential information memorandum in connection with the arrangement of financing similar to the third party financing or in lender presentations or other customary marketing materials, and (B) (1) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows on a consolidated basis for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and, if such fiscal year ends at least 90 days prior to the closing date, 2022 and (2) in respect of any subsequent fiscal quarter ending after January 1, 2022 and at least 45 days prior to the closing date, unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows of Datto and its subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP; (v) assisting Parent with the preparation of pro forma financial information and pro forma financial statements to the extent reasonably requested by Parent or the financing sources; it being agreed that nothing will require Datto or its subsidiaries to provide any pro forma financial statements, information regarding any post-closing or pro forma cost savings, synergies, capitalization, ownership or other post-closing pro forma adjustments desired to be incorporated into any information used in connection with the third party financing or any description of all or any portion of the financing; (vi) assisting in the taking of all corporate and other actions, subject to the occurrence of the closing, reasonably necessary to permit the consummation of the third party financing on the closing date; it being understood that no such corporate or other action will take effect prior to the closing and the directors of Datto will not approve the third party financing prior to the closing date; and (vii) at least four Business Days prior to the closing date, furnishing Parent and the financing sources with all customary documentation and other information required by U.S. regulatory authorities pursuant to applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L.107-56, and a beneficial ownership certificate for any entity that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (31. C.F.R § 1010.230), in each case, to the extent requested at least nine Business Days prior to the closing date.

 

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Additionally, nothing in the Merger Agreement will require Datto or any of its subsidiaries to (i) waive or amend any terms of the Merger Agreement or agree to pay any fees or reimburse any expenses in connection with the third party financing prior to the Effective Time; (ii) enter into any definitive agreement the effectiveness of which is not conditioned upon the closing; (iii) give any indemnities that are effective prior to the Effective Time; or (iv) take any action that would unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of Datto and its subsidiaries, breach any confidentiality obligations applicable to Datto and its subsidiaries or create a reasonable risk of damage or destruction to any property or assets of Datto or any of its subsidiaries.

No fewer than two business days prior to the Effective Time, with respect to the indebtedness to be repaid at the Effective Time, Datto shall deliver to Parent draft payoff letters in customary form from the lenders (or their applicable representative) with respect to the Datto credit agreement, to be signed by the applicable parties thereto prior to the Effective Time, stating the amounts required to be paid to satisfy in full all obligations thereunder and providing for the release (subject to the payment thereof at the Effective Time) of all liens and other security over the properties and assets of Datto and its subsidiaries securing all such obligations (and, as promptly as possible following the Effective Time if not delivered prior to such time, the applicable termination instruments or release filings of all such liens securing such indebtedness, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent).

Further, at or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall provide (or cause to be provided) to Datto funds in an amount equal to the amount necessary for Datto to repay and discharge in full all amounts outstanding pursuant to the existing indebtedness and upon the receipt thereof, substantially concurrently with the Effective Time, Datto shall repay and discharge such existing indebtedness.

Other Covenants and Agreements

The Merger Agreement contains other covenants and agreements, in which each of Parent and Datto covenants or agrees to:

 

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consult with each other before issuing, and give each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements, including any press conference or conference call with investors or analysts, with respect to the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement; and

 

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give prompt notice to the other (and will subsequently keep the other informed on a reasonably current basis of any material developments related to such notice) upon its becoming aware of the occurrence or existence of any change, event, effect, occurrence or development that (a) with respect to Datto, has had or would reasonably be expected have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (b) with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and/or (c) is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions prior to the Merger not being able to be satisfied prior to the Termination Date.

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provide Parent with prompt notice of all transaction litigation and keep Parent reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Datto will (a) give Parent the opportunity to participate in (but not control) the defense, settlement or prosecution of any transaction litigation; and (b) consult with Parent with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any transaction litigation. Datto may not compromise or settle any transaction litigation unless Parent has consented thereto in writing (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);

 

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applicable law and the rules and regulations of NYSE to cause (a) the delisting of the Company Common Stock from NYSE as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time; and (b) the deregistration of the Company Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after such delisting;

 

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take all steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of equity interests of Datto in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Datto, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act; and

 

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in consultation with Parent, prepare and file with the SEC this information statement and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within three days after the later of (i) receiving clearance from the SEC; (ii) receiving confirmation from the SEC that the information statement is otherwise not to be reviewed; or (iii) the expiration of the 10-day period after filing in the event the SEC does not review the information statement, mail this information statement to its stockholders.

Conditions to Consummation of the Merger

The obligation of each party to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by each of the parties) on or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

 

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no law, injunction or order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) by any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction prohibiting, restricting, enjoining or otherwise making illegal the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement has been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced with continuing effect;

 

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the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period (including any extension thereof) under the HSR Act; and all other required regulatory approvals having been obtained;

 

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the Written Consent having been obtained; and

 

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at least 20 calendar days have elapsed since Datto mailed this information statement to Datto’s stockholders as contemplated by Regulation 14C of the Exchange Act (including Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act).

As of the date of this information statement, the Written Consent has been obtained.

The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are further subject to satisfaction (or waiver by Parent where permissible pursuant to applicable law), on or prior to the Effective Time of the following additional conditions:

 

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the representations and warranties of Datto related to (i) the fundamental portions of its capitalization representation being true and correct as of the closing date as though made at and as of such date in all but de minimis respects; (ii) Datto’s organization, good standing, power and corporate authority to (A) execute and deliver the Merger Agreement, (B) perform its obligations and (C) consummate the transaction; (iii) the Board’s determination, approval and recommendation that the stockholders of Datto adopt and approve the Merger Agreement; (iv) the Board taking all necessary actions so that the restrictions on business combinations set forth in any applicable “anti-takeover” law will not be applicable to the Merger; (v) the grant of equity award agreements in accordance with the applicable employee plan; (vi) the existing Datto securities and subsidiaries; and (vii) the lack of brokers, financial advisors, investment bankers, finders or agents (other than Qatalyst Partners) entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the Merger being true and correct in all material respects on the closing date (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to a specified date (in which case at and as of such specified date)).

 

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as of such specified date)) and without regard to any “materiality”, “Datto Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifications and exceptions contained therein, other than for such failures to be true and correct that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Datto Material Adverse Effect;

 

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Datto having performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the closing;

 

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no Datto Material Adverse Effect (as defined on page 60) has occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement; and

 

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the receipt by Parent and Merger Sub of a certificate signed by a duly authorized executive officer of Datto on behalf of Datto stating that each of the three conditions specified above has been satisfied.

The obligation of Datto to consummate the Merger is further subject to satisfaction or, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, waiver, as of the closing of the Merger of, among other things, the following additional conditions:

 

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the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in the Merger Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) qualifications set forth therein) as of the closing date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty need only be so true and correct as of such specified date), except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or have a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (a “Parent Material Adverse Effect”);

 

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Parent, Kaseya Holdings and Merger Sub having performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations required to be performed by Parent, Kaseya Holdings and Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the closing; and

 

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the receipt by Datto of a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Parent and Merger Sub on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub stating that each of the two conditions specified above have been satisfied.

Termination of the Merger Agreement

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time (whether before or after receipt of the Written Consent) by the mutual written agreement of Parent and Datto.

In addition, the Merger Agreement may be terminated by either Parent or Datto, at any time prior to the Effective Time (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Written Consent):

 

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if (i) any permanent injunction or other final and non-appealable judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is in effect that, in each case, prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of such transactions and has become final and non-appealable or (ii) any statute, rule or regulation has been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement that prohibits, makes illegal or permanently enjoins the consummation of such transactions; provided, that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement for this reason is not available to a party if the issuance of such permanent injunction or other final and non-appealable judgment or order, or statute, rule or regulation was primarily due to the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under the Merger Agreement;

 

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if the Merger is not consummated on or before the Termination Date, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement; provided, that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement for this reason is not available to a party if such party’s material breach of the Merger Agreement has been a primary cause of or primarily resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur prior to the Termination Date; or

 

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if the other party breaches any of its representations or warranties or fails to perform any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would give rise to the failure of a condition precedent to closing and cannot be cured prior to the Termination Date or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured prior to the earlier of (x) 45 days after the giving of written notice to the other party of such breach and (y) the Termination Date; provided, that either party will not have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement if such party is then in material breach of any representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement.

Further, the Merger Agreement may be terminated by Parent if at any time the Board has effected a Board Recommendation Change; provided, that Parent may not terminate the Merger after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the date which is ten business days after Parent is notified in writing that the Board has effected a Board Recommendation Change;

The Merger Agreement may also be terminated by Datto (i) if all of the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the closing, so long as such conditions are at the time of termination capable of being satisfied as if such time were the closing), (ii) Parent fails to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by the date that is five business days after the first date on which Parent is required to consummate the closing, and (iii) Datto has irrevocably confirmed to Parent in writing that it is prepared to consummate the closing.

The Merger Agreement also provided that Parent could have terminated the Merger Agreement (i) if the Written Consent was not delivered to Parent and Datto prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 11, 2022; however, this termination provision expired following delivery of the Written Consent on April 11, 2022.

The Merger Agreement also provided that Datto could have terminated the Merger Agreement, prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date (i) if Datto received a Superior Proposal, (ii) the Board authorized Datto to enter into a definitive alternative acquisition agreement to consummate the Acquisition Transaction contemplated by that Superior Proposal, (iii) Datto complied in all material respects with respect to its obligations in connection with such Superior Proposal and (iv) Datto paid to Parent Datto Termination Fee (as defined below) however, this termination provision expired upon the start of the No-Shop Period Start Date.

Termination Fees and Expenses

Datto will pay Parent (or its designee) a termination fee of $185,665,475 (the “Datto Termination Fee”) under the following circumstances:

 

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if the Merger Agreement is terminated by Parent, if at any time the Board (or a committee thereof) has effected a Board Recommendation Change;

 

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if the Merger Agreement is terminated by Datto, prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date, after receiving a Superior Proposal and the Board authorizes Datto to enter into a definitive alternative acquisition agreement to consummate the Acquisition Transaction contemplated by that Superior Proposal; however, this termination provision expired upon the start of the No-Shop Period Start Date; and

 

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if the Merger Agreement is (A) terminated by Parent pursuant to a breach or failure of Datto to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements resulting in a failure of Datto to satisfy certain of Datto’s conditions precedent to closing; (B) at the time of such termination, no law,

 

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injunction or order by any governmental authority prohibiting, restricting, enjoining or otherwise making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement has been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced; (C) the applicable waiting periods pursuant to the necessary regulatory approvals to consummate such transactions have been satisfied or are capable of being satisfied; (D) Parent has satisfied certain of Parent’s conditions precedent to closing if the date of such termination was the closing date; (E) following the execution of the Merger Agreement and prior to such termination, an Acquisition Proposal for an Acquisition Transaction has been publicly announced or disclosed and not withdrawn or otherwise abandoned; and (F) within one year following such termination of the Merger Agreement, either an Acquisition Transaction is consummated or Datto enters into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of an Acquisition Transaction and such Acquisition Transaction is subsequently consummated, then Datto will concurrently with the consummation of such Acquisition Transaction pay to Parent the Datto Termination Fee; provided that for purposes of this subclause, all references to “15%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%”.

Parent will pay Datto a termination fee of $371,330,950 (the “Parent Termination Fee”) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated:

 

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by Datto if Parent breaches any of its representations, warranties or fails to perform any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would give rise to the failure of a condition precedent to the closing and cannot be cured prior to the Termination Date or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured prior to the earlier of (x) 45 days after the giving of written notice to the other party of such breach and (y) the Termination Date;

 

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by Datto (i) if all of the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the closing, so long as such conditions are at the time of termination capable of being satisfied as if such time were the closing), (ii) Parent fails to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by the date that is five business days after the first date on which Parent is required to consummate the closing, and (iii) Datto has irrevocably confirmed to Parent in writing that it is prepared to consummate the closing; and

 

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by Datto or Parent if the Merger is not consummated on or before the Termination Date, as may be extended pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement; provided, that Datto has the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to the two bullets described above.

Superior Proposal and Change of Recommendation

Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth above at any time prior to obtaining the Written Consent, which was obtained on April 11, 2022, Datto and the Board could have, directly or indirectly, participated or engaged in discussions or negotiations with, furnished any non-public information relating to Datto or any of its subsidiaries to, or afforded access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or personnel, of Datto or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to an acceptable confidentiality agreement to any person that had made, renewed or delivered to Datto an Acquisition Proposal after the date of execution of the Merger Agreement, and otherwise facilitate such Acquisition Proposal or assisted such person (and its representatives and financing sources) with such Acquisition Proposal if requested by such person, in each case with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, and that the Board had determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) either constituted a Superior Proposal or could have reasonably been expected to lead to a Superior Proposal.

 

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Except for the exceptions set forth below, which are now no longer applicable, neither the Board nor any committee thereof will (A) approve, recommend, cause or permit Datto to enter into any agreement for the acquisition of Datto, or authorize, resolve, agree or propose to take any such action or (B) take any of the following actions constituting a “Board Recommendation Change”:

 

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withdraw, withhold, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Parent (or publicly propose to do so), the recommendation that the holders of shares of Company Common Stock vote in favor of adopting the Merger Agreement and directing that the Merger Agreement be submitted to Datto’s stockholders for adoption, or authorize, resolve or agree to take any such action;

 

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adopt, endorse, approve or recommend, endorse or otherwise declare advisable to the Datto stockholders an Acquisition Proposal, or authorize, resolve or agree to take any such action;

 

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fail to publicly reaffirm the company board recommendation within 10 Business Days after Parent so requests in writing; and

 

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fail to recommend against any Acquisition Proposal that is a tender offer or exchange offer within 10 business days after the commencement thereof.

Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth above at any time prior to obtaining the Written Consent, which was obtained on April 11, 2022, the Board could have (i) made a Board Recommendation Change if the Board had determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that, as a result of an Intervening Event (as defined below), failure to make such Board Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with Datto’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law or (ii) made a Board Recommendation Change, entered into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of a Superior Proposal and concurrently terminated the Merger Agreement and paid the Termination Fee to Parent if Datto had received an Acquisition Proposal after the date of the Merger Agreement for which the Board had determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that such Acquisition Proposal constituted a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such actions would be inconsistent with Datto’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided, however, that the Board and any committee thereof could not have taken any action set forth above unless, prior to taking such action:

 

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Datto had provided written notice to Parent (a “Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change”) advising Parent that the Board or any such committee intended to take such action and the reasons therefor;

 

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in the case of any Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change provided in connection with an Intervening Event, such notice contained a reasonably detailed description of such event;

 

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in the case of any Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change provided in connection with a Acquisitions Proposal, such notice specified the material terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal, identifying the person or group making it and included a copy of such proposal;

 

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three business days had elapsed following Parent’s receipt of such Notice of Adverse Recommendation Change, subject to extension;

 

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if requested by Parent, Datto had negotiated, and had caused its representatives to negotiate, in good faith with Parent and its representatives during such three business day period, as extended, to enable Parent to propose in writing a binding offer to change the terms of the Merger Agreement such that it would obviate the need to effect a Board Recommendation Change or termination; and

 

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in consideration of such negotiations, the Board had determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that (a) failure to effect a Board Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with Datto’s directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law or (b) such Acquisition Proposal continued to constitute a Superior Proposal.

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal for an Acquisition Transaction on terms that the Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) is reasonably likely to be

 

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consummated in accordance with its terms (taking into account any legal, regulatory, financial, timing, financing, the identity of the person making the proposal, and other aspects of such proposal that the Board (or a committee thereof) considers relevant), and if consummated, would be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to Datto stockholders (in their capacity as such) than the Merger (taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination). For purposes of the reference to an “Acquisition Proposal” in this definition, all references to (i) “15%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” shall be deemed to be references to “50%” and (ii) “Company Common Stock outstanding (by vote or economic interests)” will be deemed to be references to “the aggregate voting power of Datto or the economic ownership of Datto.”.

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Intervening Event” means any positive change, event, effect, development or circumstance that (A) was not known or reasonably foreseeable to the Board on the date of the Merger Agreement (or, if known by the Board, the consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable by the Board as of the date of the Merger Agreement) and (B) does not relate to (i) any Acquisition Proposal, or (ii) the mere fact, in and of itself, that Datto meets or exceeds any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenue, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period ending on or after the date hereof, or changes after the date hereof in the market price or trading volume of Company Common Stock or the credit rating of Datto (it being understood that the underlying cause of any of the foregoing in this clause (ii) may be considered and taken into account).

Datto’s rights to engage in negotiations or discussions with third parties and to terminate the Merger Agreement as described above ceased on April 11, 2022 upon delivery of the Written Consent in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Nothing contained in the Merger Agreement will prohibit Datto from taking and disclosing to Datto’s stockholders a position required by Rule 14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, in each case after commencement of a tender offer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and (ii) no disclosure that the Board may determine in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that Datto is required to make under applicable law will constitute a violation of the Merger Agreement; provided that in no event shall the Board make a Board Recommendation Change except in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

Amendment and Waiver

The Merger Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects only by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of Parent, Merger Sub and Datto (pursuant to authorized action by the Board (or a committee thereof)), except that in the event that Datto has received the Written Consent, no amendment may be made to this Agreement that requires the approval of the Datto stockholders pursuant to the DGCL without such approval. Any agreement on the part of a party to any extension or waiver with respect to the Merger Agreement is valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties to the Merger Agreement (treating Parent and Merger Sub as one party for this purpose) may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained in the Merger Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to the Merger Agreement or (iii) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained in the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be made no amendment, modification or supplement to the Merger Agreement (x) after receipt of the Written Consent which requires further approval by the stockholders of Datto without the further approval of such stockholders or (y) after the Effective Time. The Written Consent was delivered on April 11, 2022 shortly after the execution of the Merger Agreement.

The failure of any party to the Merger Agreement to assert any of its rights under the Merger Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.

 

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Specific Performance; Jurisdiction

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the parties to the Merger Agreement are entitled to an injunction or injunctions, or any other appropriate form of equitable relief, to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement, without the necessity of proving actual damages or the inadequacy of monetary damages as a remedy (and each party to the Merger Agreement has waived any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties to the Merger Agreement has agreed not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid or contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach. Each party to the Merger Agreement has agreed to irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in any Chosen Courts for the purpose of any proceeding arising out of or relating to the Merger Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and has agreed that all claims with respect to such proceeding may be heard and determined exclusively in such court. The parties to the Merger Agreement have agreed that a final trial court judgment in any such proceeding will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Governing Law

The Merger Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

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MARKET INFORMATION AND DIVIDENDS

Company Common Stock began trading on the NYSE under the symbol “MSP” on October 21, 2020. Prior to that, there was no public market for Company Common Stock. As of April 11, 2022, 164,658,144 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, held by approximately 11 stockholders of record.

Since the date of our initial public offering, we have not paid dividends on outstanding Company Common Stock. The terms of the Merger Agreement do not allow us to declare or pay a dividend between April 11, 2022 and the earlier of the consummation of the Merger or the termination of the Merger Agreement. Following the Merger there will be no further market for the Company Common Stock.

 

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APPRAISAL RIGHTS

The discussion of the provisions set forth below is not a complete summary regarding your appraisal rights under Delaware law and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Section 262 of the DGCL, which is attached to this information statement as Annex C. Stockholders intending to exercise appraisal rights should carefully review Annex C in its entirety. Failure to follow precisely any of the statutory procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will result in a termination or waiver of these rights. This summary does not constitute any legal or other advice, nor does it constitute a recommendation that you exercise your rights to demand appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL.

Under the DGCL, if the Merger is consummated, holders of shares of Company Common Stock who have not consented to the adoption of the Merger Agreement (i.e., all holders other than the Majority Stockholders), who hold shares of Company Common Stock on the date of making a demand for appraisal rights, who continuously hold such shares through the Effective Time, and who have complied with the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL have the right to demand appraisal of, and receive payment in cash for the “fair value” of, their shares of Company Common Stock, as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, together with interest, if any, on the amount determined to be the fair value, in lieu of the Merger consideration they would otherwise be entitled to pursuant to the Merger Agreement, unless such holder validly withdraws or otherwise loses such holder’s rights to appraisal. This right is known as an appraisal right. Stockholders electing to exercise appraisal rights must comply precisely with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL in order to demand and perfect their rights. Strict compliance with the statutory procedures is required to demand and perfect appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL.

Section 262 of the DGCL is reprinted in its entirety as Annex C to this information statement. Set forth below is a summary description of Section 262 of the DGCL, which is intended as a summary of the material provisions of statutory procedures pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL required to be followed by a stockholder to demand and perfect appraisal rights. This summary, however, is not a complete statement of all applicable requirements or considerations and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Section 262 of the DGCL. All references in Section 262 of the DGCL and this summary to “stockholder” are to the record holder of the shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time as to which appraisal rights are asserted. Failure to comply strictly with the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will result in the loss of appraisal rights.

Filing Written Demand

Under Section 262 of the DGCL, where a merger agreement relating to a proposed merger is adopted by stockholders acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders, either the constituent corporation before the effective date of the merger or the surviving corporation, within 10 days after the effective date of the merger, must notify each of the holders of any class or series of stock of such constituent corporation who are entitled to appraisal rights of the approval of the merger and that appraisal rights are available for any or all shares of such class or series of stock, and must include in such notice a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL. This information statement constitutes such notice to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock entitled thereto, and Section 262 of the DGCL is attached to this information statement as Annex C. Any stockholder who wishes to exercise such appraisal rights or who wishes to preserve his, her or its right to do so should review the following discussion and Annex C carefully, because failure to timely and properly comply with the procedures specified will result in the loss of appraisal rights under the DGCL.

Holders of shares of Company Common Stock who desire to exercise their appraisal rights must submit to Datto a written demand for appraisal of their shares of Company Common Stock no later than 20 days after the date of mailing of this information statement (which includes the notice of written consent and appraisal rights), which mailing date is                 . A demand for appraisal will be sufficient if it reasonably informs Datto of the identity of the stockholder making the demand and that such stockholder intends thereby to demand appraisal of such stockholder’s shares of Company Common Stock. If you wish to exercise your appraisal rights, you must be

 

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the record holder of such shares of Company Common Stock on the date the written demand for appraisal is made and you must continue to hold such shares of Company Common Stock through the Effective Time. Accordingly, a stockholder who is the record holder of shares of Company Common Stock on the date the written demand for appraisal is made, but who thereafter transfers such shares prior to the Effective Time, will lose any right to appraisal in respect of such shares.

All written demands for appraisal of shares of Company Common Stock must be mailed or delivered to: Datto Holding Corp., 101 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851, Attention: General Counsel. Only a holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock is entitled to demand an appraisal of the shares registered in that holder’s name. A demand for appraisal should be executed by or on behalf of the holder of record, fully and correctly, as the stockholder’s name appears in the transfer agent’s records, and must state that the stockholder intends thereby to demand appraisal of the stockholder’s shares in connection with the Merger. The demand cannot be made by the beneficial owner if he or she is not the record holder of the shares of Company Common Stock. The beneficial holder must, in such cases, have the registered owner, such as a bank, brokerage firm, trust or other nominee, submit the required demand in respect of those shares of Company Common Stock. If you hold your shares of Company Common Stock through a bank, brokerage firm, trust or other nominee and you wish to exercise appraisal rights, you should consult with your bank, brokerage firm, trust or the other nominee to determine the appropriate procedures for the making of a demand for appraisal by the nominee.

If shares of Company Common Stock are owned of record in a fiduciary capacity, such as by a trustee, guardian or custodian, the demand for appraisal must be executed by the fiduciary in that capacity. If the shares of Company Common Stock are owned of record by more than one person, as in a joint tenancy or tenancy in common, the demand should be executed by or for all joint owners. An authorized agent, including an authorized agent for two or more joint owners, may execute the demand for appraisal for a stockholder of record; provided, however, the agent must identify the record owner or owners and expressly disclose the fact that, in executing the demand, he or she is acting as agent for the record owner or owners. A record owner, such as a bank, brokerage firm, trust or other nominee, who holds shares of Company Common Stock as a nominee for others, may exercise his or her right of appraisal with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock held for one or more beneficial owners, while not exercising this right for other beneficial owners. In that case, the written demand should state the number of shares of Company Common Stock as to which appraisal is sought. Where the number of shares is not expressly stated, the demand will be presumed to cover all shares of Company Common Stock which are held in the name of such record owner. If you hold shares of Company Common Stock through a broker who, in turn, holds the shares through a central securities depository nominee, such as Cede & Co., a demand for appraisal of such shares of Company Common Stock must be made by or on behalf of the depository nominee and must identify the depository nominee as record holder. Any beneficial holder desiring appraisal who holds shares through a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution is responsible for ensuring that the demand for appraisal is made by the record holder.

Notice by the Surviving Corporation

Within 10 days after the Effective Time, the surviving corporation must give written notice that the Merger has become effective to each of the Datto stockholders who are entitled to appraisal rights; provided, however, that if such notice is sent more than 20 days following the sending of this information statement, such notice need only be sent to each holder who is entitled to appraisal rights and who has demanded appraisal of such holder’s shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL.

At any time within 60 days after the Effective Time, any stockholder who has demanded an appraisal, but has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined a proceeding as a named party, may withdraw the demand and accept the consideration specified by the Merger Agreement for that stockholder’s shares of Company Common Stock by delivering to the surviving corporation a written withdrawal of the demand for appraisal. However, any such attempt to withdraw the demand made more than 60 days after the Effective Time will

 

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require written approval of the surviving corporation. Unless the demand is properly withdrawn by the stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party within 60 days after the Effective Time, no appraisal proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery will be dismissed as to any stockholder without the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, with such approval conditioned upon such terms as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems just. If the surviving corporation does not approve a request to withdraw a demand for appraisal when that approval is required, or, except with respect to any stockholder who withdraws such stockholder’s right to appraisal in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, if the Delaware Court of Chancery does not approve the dismissal of an appraisal proceeding, the stockholder will be entitled to receive only the appraised value of such stockholder’s shares as determined in any such appraisal proceeding, which value could be less than, equal to or more than the consideration offered pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Filing a Petition for Appraisal

Within 120 days after the Effective Time, but not thereafter, either the surviving corporation or any stockholder who has complied with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL and is entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL may commence an appraisal proceeding by filing a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the fair value of the shares of Company Common Stock held by all stockholders entitled to appraisal. A person who is the beneficial owner of shares of Company Common Stock held either in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may, in such person’s own name, file a petition for appraisal. The surviving corporation has no obligation to file such a petition, has no present intention to file a petition and holders of shares of Company Common Stock should not assume that the surviving corporation will file a petition or initiate any negotiation with respect to the fair value of the shares of Company Common Stock. Accordingly, it is the obligation of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock to initiate all necessary action to demand and perfect their appraisal rights in respect of shares of Company Common Stock, and to file any petitions in the Delaware Court of Chancery relating to an appraisal, within the time prescribed in Section 262 of the DGCL. If no petition for appraisal is timely filed, the right to appraisal will cease.

In addition, within 120 days after the Effective Time, any stockholder who has properly complied with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL will be entitled to receive from the surviving corporation, upon written request, a statement setting forth the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock not voted in favor of the Merger Agreement and with respect to which demands for appraisal have been received and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. The statement must be given within 10 days after such written request has been received by the surviving corporation or within 10 days after the expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal, whichever is later. A person who is the beneficial owner of shares of Company Common Stock held either in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may, in such person’s own name, request from the surviving corporation such statement.

Upon the timely filing of a petition for appraisal in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL, a copy of the petition must be served upon the surviving corporation. Within 20 days after receiving service of a copy of the petition, the surviving corporation must file with the Delaware Register in Chancery a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares of Company Common Stock and with whom agreements as to the value of their shares of Company Common Stock have not been reached by the surviving corporation. The Delaware Register in Chancery, if ordered by the Delaware Court of Chancery, will give notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing of such petition by registered or certified mail to the surviving corporation and to the stockholders shown on the verified list. Such notice will also be given by one or more publications at least one day before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wilmington, Delaware, or such publication as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems advisable. The forms of the notices by mail and by publication shall be approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the costs thereof shall be borne by the surviving corporation.

 

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After notice has been given to the stockholders who have demanded appraisal as required by the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Court of Chancery is empowered to conduct a hearing on the petition and to determine those stockholders who have complied with Section 262 of the DGCL and who have become entitled to appraisal rights thereunder. At the hearing on such petition, the Delaware Court of Chancery may require the stockholders who have demanded an appraisal for their shares and who hold shares of Company Common Stock represented by certificates to submit their stock certificates to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the pendency of the appraisal proceeding; and if any stockholder fails to comply with such direction, the Delaware Court of Chancery may dismiss the proceedings as to such stockholder. Notwithstanding a stockholder’s compliance with the foregoing requirements, Section 262 of the DGCL provides that, because immediately before the Merger, Company Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the Delaware Court of Chancery will dismiss the proceedings as to all holders of such shares who are otherwise entitled to appraisal rights unless (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock entitled to appraisal exceeds 1% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, or (ii) the value of the consideration provided in the Merger for such total number of shares of Company Common Stock exceeds $1 million.

Determination of Fair Value

After the Delaware Court of Chancery determines the stockholders entitled to appraisal of their shares of Company Common Stock, the appraisal proceeding will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Delaware Court of Chancery, including any rules specifically governing appraisal proceedings. Through such proceeding the Delaware Court of Chancery will determine the fair value of the shares of Company Common Stock, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. When the fair value has been determined, the Delaware Court of Chancery will direct the payment of the fair value of such shares, together with interest, if any, by the surviving corporation. Payment will be made to each stockholder forthwith. Unless the Court in its discretion determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest from the Effective Time through the date of payment of the judgment will be compounded quarterly and will accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period between the Effective Time and the date of payment of the judgment. At any time before the entry of judgment in the proceeding, the surviving corporation may pay to each stockholder entitled to appraisal an amount in cash, in which case interest shall accrue thereafter as provided herein only upon the sum of (i) the difference, if any, between the amount so paid and the fair value of the shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (ii) interest theretofore accrued, unless paid at that time.

You should be aware that an investment banking opinion as to the fairness from a financial point of view of the consideration to be received in a sale transaction, such as the Merger, is not an opinion as to fair value under Section 262 of the DGCL. Although we believe that the Merger consideration is fair, no representation is made as to the outcome of the appraisal of fair value as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, and stockholders should recognize that such an appraisal could result in a determination of a value higher or lower than, or the same as, the Merger consideration. Moreover, we do not anticipate offering more than the Merger consideration to any stockholder exercising appraisal rights and reserve the right to assert, in any appraisal proceeding, that, for purposes of Section 262 of the DGCL, the “fair value” of a share of Company Common Stock is less than the Merger consideration. In determining “fair value,” the Court is required to take into account all relevant factors. In Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court discussed the factors that could be considered in determining fair value in an appraisal proceeding, stating that “proof of value by any techniques or methods which are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in court” should be considered and that “[f]air price obviously requires consideration of all relevant factors involving the value of a company.” The Delaware Supreme Court has stated that in making this determination of fair value, the court must consider market value, asset value, dividends, earnings prospects, the nature of the enterprise and any other facts which were known or which could be ascertained as of the date of the Merger which throw any light on future prospects of the merged corporation. Section 262 of the DGCL provides that fair value is to be “exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the

 

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merger.” In Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court stated that such exclusion is a “narrow exclusion [that] does not encompass known elements of value,” but which rather applies only to the speculative elements of value arising from such accomplishment or expectation. In Weinberger, the Delaware Supreme Court also stated that “elements of future value, including the nature of the enterprise, which are known or susceptible of proof as of the date of the Merger and not the product of speculation, may be considered.” In addition, the Delaware courts have decided that the statutory appraisal remedy, depending on factual circumstances, may or may not be a dissenting stockholder’s exclusive remedy.

Costs of the appraisal proceeding (which do not include attorneys’ fees or the fees and expenses of experts) may be determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery and imposed upon the parties participating in the appraisal proceeding by the Delaware Court of Chancery, as it deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon the application of a stockholder, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and the fees and expenses of experts used in the appraisal proceeding, to be charged pro rata against the value of all shares of Company Common Stock entitled to appraisal.

If any stockholder who demands appraisal of his, her or its shares of Company Common Stock under Section 262 of the DGCL fails to perfect, or effectively withdraws or loses, his, her or its right to appraisal, as provided in the DGCL, the shares of Company Common Stock of such stockholder will be converted into the right to receive the consideration in respect thereof provided for in the Merger Agreement in accordance with the Merger Agreement, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes. A stockholder will fail to perfect, or effectively lose or withdraw, his, her or its right to appraisal if no petition for appraisal is filed within 120 days after the Effective Date of the Merger, or if the stockholder delivers to Datto a written withdrawal of his, her or its demand for appraisal and an acceptance of the terms offered upon the Merger, except that any such attempt to withdraw made more than 60 days after the Effective Time will require the written approval of Datto. In addition, once a petition for appraisal is filed, the appraisal proceeding may not be dismissed as to any stockholder absent court approval, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not affect the right of any stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party to withdraw such stockholder’s demand for appraisal and to accept the terms offered upon the Merger within 60 days after the Effective Time.

Failure by any stockholder to comply fully with the procedures described above and set forth in Section 262 (a copy of which is included as Annex C to this information statement) may result in loss of the stockholder’s appraisal rights. In view of the complexity of Section 262 of the DGCL, the Datto stockholders who may wish to dissent to the Merger and pursue appraisal rights should consult their legal and financial advisors.

To the extent there are any inconsistencies between the foregoing summary and Section 262 of the DGCL, Section 262 of the DGCL will govern.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth information about the beneficial ownership of Company Common Stock as of May 1, 2022 for:

 

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each person or group known to us who beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock;

 

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each of our directors;

 

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each of our named executive officers; and

 

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all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

Each shareholder’s percentage ownership is based on 165,180,783 shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of May 1, 2022. Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following table is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These rules generally provide that a person is the beneficial owner of securities if such person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting thereof, or to dispose or direct the disposition thereof or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days. Company Common Stock subject to options or RSUs that are currently exercisable or exercisable or will vest within 60 days of May 1, 2022 are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the options or RSUs. These shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as disclosed in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community property laws, we believe that each shareholder identified in the table possesses sole voting and investment power over all Company Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by the shareholder.

Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each beneficial owner listed on the table is c/o Datto Holding Corp., 101 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851. Beneficial ownership representing less than 1% is denoted with an asterisk (*).

 

Name of Beneficial Owner		Number of Shares Beneficially Owned				Percentage of Shares Outstanding
5% Shareholders
Vista Funds			113,753,615	(1)			68.9	%
McChord Family Trusts			11,646,043	(2)			7.1	%
Named Executive Officers and Directors
Tim Weller			1,282,525				*
John Abbot			262,701	(3)			*
Robert Petrocelli			50,314	(4)			*
Sanjay Singh			253,839	(5)			*
Chris McCloskey			306,250	(6)			*
David Breach			—				—
Marc Brown			11,719				*
Adrian Dillon			36,719				*
Jack Dillon			—				—
Christine Larsen			—				*
Christina Lema			—				—
Austin McChord			6,499,930				3.9	%
Maneet S. Saroya			—				—
John Stalder			—				—
Nadeem Syed			—				—
All Executive Officers and Directors (17 individuals)			8,723,698	(7)			5.3	%

 

(1)	As reported on the Schedule 13G filed February 10, 2021, represents 13,941,912 shares held directly by Vista Foundation Fund II, L.P. (“VFF II”) with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, 3,175,352 shares

 

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held directly by Vista Foundation Fund II-A, L.P. (“VFF II-A”) with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, 846,947 shares held directly by VFF II FAF, L.P. (“VFF II FAF”) with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, 208,600 shares held directly by Vista Foundation Fund II Executive, L.P. (“VFF II Executive”) with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, 27,193 shares held directly by Vista Foundation Associates II, LLC (“VF Associates II”) with shared voting power and shared dispositive power and 95,553,611 shares held directly by Merritt VI Aggregator, LLC (“Merritt VI,” and collectively with VFF II, VFF II-A, VFF II FAF, VFF II Executive and VF Associates II, the “Vista Funds”) with shared voting power and shared dispositive power. Vista Foundation Fund II GP, LLC (“VFF II GP”) is the general partner of each of VFF II, VFF II FAF and VFF II Executive. VEP Group, LLC (“VEP Group”) is the Senior Managing Member of VFF II GP and VF Associates II. VFF II GP (Cayman), L.P. (“VFF II-A GP”) is the general partner of VFF II-A. VFF II GP (Cayman), Ltd. (“VFF II-A UGP”) is the general partner of VFF II-A GP. Vista Equity Partners Funds VI, L.P. (“VEPF VI”) is the managing member of Merritt VI. Vista Equity Partners Fund VI GP, L.P. (“Fund VI GP”) is the sole general partner of VEPF VI. VEPF VI GP, Ltd. (“Fund VI UGP”) is the general partner of Fund VI GP. Mr. Smith is the sole director and one of 11 members of each of VFF II-A UGP and Fund VI UGP. VFF Management, L.P. (“VFF Management Company”) is the sole management company of each of VFF II, VFF II-A, VFF II FAF, VFF II FAF, VFF II Executive and VF Associates II. VEPF Management, L.P. (“VEPF Management Company” and together with VFF Management Company, the “Management Companies” and each a “Management Company”) is the sole management company of VEPF VI. Each Management Company’s sole general partner is VEP Group, and each Management Company’s sole limited partner is Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (“VEPM”). VEP Group is the Senior Managing Member of VEPM. Robert F. Smith is the sole Managing Member of VEP Group. Consequently, Mr. Smith, VFF II GP, VFF II-A GP, VFF II-A UGP, VEPF VI, Fund VI GP, Fund VI UGP, the Management Companies, VEPM and VEP Group may be deemed the beneficial owners of the shares held by the Vista Funds. The principal business address of each of the foregoing entities is c/o Vista Equity Partners, 4 Embarcadero Center, 20th Fl., San Francisco, California 94111. The principal business address of Mr. Smith is c/o Vista Equity Partners, 401 Congress Drive, Suite 3100, Austin, Texas 78701.

(2)

As reported on the Schedule 13G/A filed February 10, 2022, the Austin McChord Non-Exempt Irrevocable Family Trust (the “Non-Exempt Trust”) directly holds 6,644,279 shares of Company Common Stock with sole voting power and sole dispositive power, the Austin McChord GST-Exempt Irrevocable Family Trust (the “Exempt Trust”) directly holds 3,541,495 shares of Company Common Stock with sole voting power and sole dispositive power, the Ian McChord 2021 Trust (the “Ian Trust”) directly holds 336,147 shares of Company Common Stock with sole voting power and sole dispositive power, the Kendall Horch 2021 Trust (the “Kendall Trust”) directly holds 298,061 shares of Company Common Stock with sole voting power and sole dispositive power and the Shelby McChord 2021 Trust (the “Shelby Trust”) directly holds 826,061 shares of Company Common Stock with sole voting power and sole dispositive power. Holt McChord is the investment direction adviser of each of the Non-Exempt Trust and the Exempt Trust, and in such capacity has the power to control the voting and disposition of the shares held by such trusts. Holt McChord is the trustee of each of the Ian Trust, the Kendall Trust and the Shelby Trust, and in such capacity has the power to control the voting and disposition of Company Common Stock held by such trusts. Holt McChord disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by each of the Non-Exempt Trust, the Exempt Trust, the Ian Trust, the Kendall Trust and the Shelby Trust, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in them. The principal business address of the Non-Exempt Trust and the Exempt Trust is c/o J.P. Morgan Trust Company of Delaware, Trustee, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware 19713. The principal business address of the Ian Trust, the Kendall Trust and the Shelby Trust is Attn: Holt McChord, Trustee, 22 Greenleaf Farms Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470. Mr. Austin McChord, our director, does not possess voting or dispositive power over, or any pecuniary interest in, the shares held by these trusts.

(3)	Includes 43,750 shares that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of Vested Options.

(4)	Includes 9,375 shares that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of Vested Options and vesting of RSUs.

(5)	Includes 35,692 shares that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of Vested Options and vesting of RSUs.

(6)	Includes 46,875 shares that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of Vested Options and vesting of RSUs.

(7)	Includes 154,442 shares that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of Vested Options and vesting of RSUs.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the SEC. These reports contain additional information about Datto. Stockholders may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by Datto at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Datto’s SEC filings are made electronically available to the public at the SEC’s website located at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search-and-access. Stockholders can also obtain free copies of our SEC filings through the “Investor Relations” section of Datto’s website at https://investors.datto.com/financials/sec-filings/default.aspx. Our website address is being provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on, or accessible through, our website, other than the copies of the documents listed or referenced below that have been or will be filed with the SEC, is not part of this information statement, and therefore is not incorporated herein by reference.

The SEC allows Datto to “incorporate by reference” information that it files with the SEC in other documents into this information statement. This means that Datto may disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this information statement. This information statement and the information that Datto files later with the SEC may update and supersede the information incorporated by reference. Such updated and superseded information will not, except as so modified or superseded, constitute part of this information statement.

Datto incorporates by reference each document it files under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial filing of this information statement and before the Effective Time. Datto also incorporates by reference in this information statement the following documents filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act:

 

Company Filings:		Periods:
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A		Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2021, as initially filed February 23, 2022, such Amendment No. 1, as filed April 13, 2022
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q		Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2022, as initially filed May 9, 2022

Datto undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this information statement has been delivered, upon written or oral request, by first class mail or other equally prompt means within one business day of receipt of such request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in this information statement, other than the exhibits to these documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this information statement incorporates. You may request a copy of these filings by telephone at (888) 995-1431 or by writing to us at:

Investor Relations

101 Merritt 7

Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

e-mail: ir@datto.com

Parent, Merger Sub, Kaseya Holdings and Kaseya have supplied, and Datto has not independently verified, the information in this information statement relating to Parent, Merger Sub, Kaseya Holding and Kaseya.

Stockholders should not rely on information that purports to be made by or on behalf of Datto other than that contained in or incorporated by reference in this information statement. Datto has not authorized anyone to provide information on behalf of Datto that is different from that contained in this information statement. This information statement is dated                 . No assumption should be made that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than that date, and the mailing of this information statement will not create any implication to the contrary.

 

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Annex A

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

KNOCKOUT PARENT INC.,

KNOCKOUT MERGER SUB INC.,

DATTO HOLDING CORP.,

KASEYA HOLDINGS INC., solely for the limited purposes set forth herein

and

KASEYA INC., solely for the limited purposes set forth herein

Dated as of April 11, 2022

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I		DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS			A-2
1.1		Certain Definitions			A-2
1.2		Index of Defined Terms			A-11
1.3		Certain Interpretations			A-13
ARTICLE II		THE MERGER			A-15
2.1		The Merger			A-15
2.2		The Effective Time			A-15
2.3		The Closing			A-15
2.4		Effect of the Merger			A-15
2.5		Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws			A-15
2.6		Directors and Officers			A-15
2.7		Effect on Capital Stock			A-16
2.8		Equity Awards and Company ESPP			A-17
2.9		Exchange of Certificates			A-19
2.10		No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock			A-21
2.11		Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates			A-21
2.12		Required Withholding			A-21
2.13		No Dividends or Distributions			A-22
ARTICLE III		REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			A-22
3.1		Organization; Good Standing			A-22
3.2		Corporate Power; Enforceability			A-22
3.3		Company Board Approval; Fairness Opinion; Anti-Takeover Laws			A-22
3.4		Written Consent			A-23
3.5		Non-Contravention			A-23
3.6		Requisite Governmental Approvals			A-23
3.7		Company Capitalization			A-23
3.8		Subsidiaries			A-25
3.9		Company SEC Documents			A-25
3.10		Company Financial Statements; Internal Controls; Indebtedness			A-25
3.11		No Undisclosed Liabilities			A-26
3.12		Absence of Certain Changes			A-26
3.13		Material Contracts			A-27
3.14		Real Property			A-27
3.15		Environmental Matters			A-27
3.16		Intellectual Property			A-28
3.17		Tax Matters			A-30
3.18		Employee Benefits			A-30
3.19		Labor Matters			A-32
3.20		Compliance with Laws			A-33
3.21		Data Privacy			A-33
3.22		Legal Proceedings; Orders			A-34
3.23		Insurance			A-34
3.24		Anti-Corruption Compliance			A-34
3.25		Sanctions			A-34
3.26		Compliance with Export/Import Laws			A-35
3.27		Brokers			A-35

 

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3.28		Related Person Transactions			A-35
3.29		Company Information			A-35
3.30		No Other Representations or Warranties			A-36
ARTICLE IV		REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB			A-36
4.1		Organization; Good Standing			A-36
4.2		Corporate Power; Enforceability			A-36
4.3		Non-Contravention			A-36
4.4		Requisite Governmental Approvals			A-37
4.5		No Foreign Person			A-37
4.6		Legal Proceedings; Orders			A-37
4.7		Ownership of Company Common Stock			A-37
4.8		Brokers			A-37
4.9		Operations of Parent and Merger Sub			A-37
4.10		No Parent Vote or Approval Required			A-38
4.11		Guarantee			A-38
4.12		Financing			A-38
4.13		Stockholder and Management Arrangements			A-39
4.14		Solvency			A-40
4.15		Non-Reliance on Company Estimates, Projections, Forecasts, Forward-Looking Statements and Business Plans			A-40
4.16		Parent and Merger Sub Information			A-40
4.17		No Other Representations or Warranties			A-41
ARTICLE V		INTERIM OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY			A-41
5.1		Affirmative Obligations			A-41
5.2		Forbearance Covenants			A-41
5.3		No Solicitation			A-44
5.4		No Control of the Other Party’s Business			A-48
ARTICLE VI		ADDITIONAL COVENANTS			A-48
6.1		Required Action and Forbearance; Efforts			A-48
6.2		Antitrust and Regulatory Matters			A-49
6.3		Written Consent; Preparation of the Information Statement			A-51
6.4		Financing			A-52
6.5		Financing Cooperation			A-54
6.6		Anti-Takeover Laws			A-56
6.7		Access			A-56
6.8		Section 16(b) Exemption			A-57
6.9		Directors’ and Officers’ Exculpation, Indemnification and Insurance			A-57
6.10		Employee Matters			A-59
6.11		Obligations of Merger Sub			A-61
6.12		Notification of Certain Matters			A-61
6.13		Public Statements and Disclosure			A-61
6.14		Transaction Litigation			A-62
6.15		Stock Exchange Delisting; Deregistration			A-62
6.16		Additional Agreements			A-62
6.17		Parent Vote			A-62
6.18		Certain Arrangements			A-62
6.19		FIRPTA Affidavits			A-62

 

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