Amendment No. 3, dated as of December 22, 2021, by and between SeaChange International, Inc. and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent
Exhibit 4.1
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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement (this Amendment), dated as of December 22, 2021, between SeaChange International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent (the Rights Agent), to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of March 4, 2019, between the Company and the Rights Agent (as amended, the Rights Agreement); all capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Rights Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Merger Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Merger Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth therein and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), are advisable and are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined, in connection with its consideration of the Merger Agreement, that it is desirable to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, subject to certain limited exceptions, Section 27 of the Rights Agreement provides that the Company may, if deemed necessary and desirable, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement in any respect without the approval of the holders of the Rights;
WHEREAS, this Amendment is permitted by and is made in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the Rights Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Board of Directors has approved and the Company hereby directs that the Rights Agreement shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Rights Agent hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to Section 1. Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding subsection (dd) and (ee) which shall read as follows:
(dd) Merger Agreement shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 22, 2021, among Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the Company (as such agreement is amended, supplemented or modified from time to time).
(ee) Support Agreements shall mean collectively, the Support Agreements, dated as of December 22, 2021, between Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of the persons listed on Schedule I to each such agreement (as such agreements, or any of them, are amended, supplemented or modified from time to time).
Section 2.Amendment to Section 7. Section 7 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding subsection 7(f) which shall read as follows:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) this Agreement shall automatically terminate (without any further action of the parties hereto), all Rights established hereunder shall automatically expire and such time shall be deemed the Expiration Date for all purposes of this Agreement.
Section 3. Addition of New Section 36. The Rights Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding a new Section 36 thereof which shall read as follows:
Section 36. Exception For Merger Agreement and Support Agreements. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, none of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event, a Distribution Date nor a Shares Acquisition Date shall be deemed to have occurred, neither Triller Hold Co LLC nor any of its Affiliates or Associates shall be deemed to have become an Acquiring Person, and no holder of any Rights shall be entitled to exercise such Rights under, or be entitled to any rights pursuant to, any of Sections 3, 7 or 11 of this Agreement, in any such case by reason of (a) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Support Agreements or any amendments thereto approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or (b) the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, including without limitation, the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
Section 4. Effective Date; Certification. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above, as if executed on such date. The officer of the Company executing this Amendment hereby certifies to the Rights Agent that the amendments and supplements to the Rights Agreement set forth in this Amendment are in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, and the certification contained in this Section 4 shall constitute the certification required by Section 27 of the Rights Agreement.
Section 5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of such State applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
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Section 6. Severability. The terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions of this Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term, provision, covenant or restriction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other term, provision, covenant or restriction hereof. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment, or the application thereof to any person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable term, provision, covenant or restriction shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or restriction and (b) the remainder of this Amendment and the application of such term, provision, covenant or restriction to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability.
Section 7. Notice. The Rights Agent and the Company hereby waive any notice requirement with respect to each other under the Rights Agreement, if any, pertaining to the matters covered by this Amendment.
Section 8. No Other Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise be supplemented or amended by virtue of this Amendment, but shall remain in full force and effect, as amended hereby.
Section 9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written.
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Peter Aquino | |
Name: | Peter Aquino | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
COMPUTERSHARE INC., as Rights Agent | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written.
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
COMPUTERSHARE INC., as Rights Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Hayes | |
Name: | Patrick Hayes | |
Title: | Vice President & Manager |
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