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• Organization; Subsidiaries (a) Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority, and all requisite qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation, to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing or to have such power, authority or qualifications would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 8.3) on Company.

• Due Incorporation; Subsidiaries (i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to issue, sell and deliver the Shares as contemplated herein.

• Due Organization; Subsidiaries; Etc (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Company Contracts.

• Due Organization; Subsidiaries Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and each of the other SafeNet Corporations which is a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Regulation S-X) of Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation. Each of the SafeNet Corporations has all necessary power and authority to (a) conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (b) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used; and (c) to perform its material obligations under all Parent Material Contracts. Each of the SafeNet Corporations is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing, under the Legal Requirements of all jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect on the SafeNet Corporations. Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other charter or organizational documents of each of the SafeNet Corporations, including all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Parent Organization Documents”). Parent has no Subsidiaries, except for the corporations identified in Schedule 3.1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries identified in Schedule 3.1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule are collectively referred to herein as the “SafeNet Corporations”. None of the SafeNet Corporations has any equity interest or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any Entity, other than the SafeNet Corporations’ interests in their Subsidiaries identified in Schedule 3.1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

• Capitalization; Subsidiaries (a) As of the close of business on May 6, 2022 (the “Capitalization Date”), the Company was authorized to issue a maximum of (i) 200,000,000 Common Shares, 71,043,181 of which were issued and outstanding and none of which were held by the Company as treasury shares, (ii) 3,992 shares of series A preferred shares, no par value (“Series A Preferred Shares”), 1,715 of which were issued and outstanding, and (iii) 3,992 shares of series B preferred shares, no par value (“Series B Preferred Shares”), 1,697 of which were issued and outstanding, and (iv) 9,992,016 shares of unclassified preferred shares of the Company, no par value per share (“Unclassified Preferred Shares” and, together with the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series B Preferred Shares, the “Company Preferred Shares”), no shares of which were issued and outstanding. There are no other classes of shares of the Company and no bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness or securities of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of any class of shares of the Company may vote authorized, issued or outstanding. As of the close of business on the Capitalization Date, there were (A) outstanding Company Options to purchase 8,379,746 Common Shares, (B) 2,032,586 outstanding Company RSUs, including 40,000 outstanding Company PRSUs (assuming target performance) and 25,500 Company RSUs that have been deferred under the Company’s 2022 deferral election agreements, (C) rights to purchase a maximum of 2,657,085 Common Shares pursuant to the Company ESPP were outstanding (determined based on the fair market value of a Common Share on the first day of the current offering period) and (D) 1,711,774 Common Shares reserved for future issuance under the Company Share Plans. Since the close of business on the Capitalization Date, and except as disclosed on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there has been no issuance or grant of any Common Shares, Company Preferred Shares or any other securities of the Company, other than any de minimis issuances of Common Shares or other securities in accordance with the exercise, vesting or settlement, as applicable, of any Company Share Plan Awards outstanding as of the close of business on the Capitalization Date in accordance with the Company Share Plan Awards and disclosed on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

• Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Joint Ventures Each of the Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to own or create directly or indirectly any Subsidiaries other than (i) any Subsidiary which has joined this Agreement as Guarantor on the Closing Date; and (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which joins this Agreement as a Borrower or as a Guarantor, and, to the extent not resulting in material adverse tax consequences, any Foreign Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which joins this Agreement as a Borrower or as a Guarantor, in each case by delivering to the Administrative Agent (A) a signed Borrower Joinder or Guarantor Joinder, as appropriate; (B) documents in the forms described in Section 6.1 [First Loans] modified as appropriate; (C) documents necessary to grant and perfect the Prior Security Interests to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in the equity interests of, and Collateral held by, such Subsidiary; and (D) such diligence materials in respect of such Subsidiary (including, without limitation, “know your customer”, liens, ERISA and labor matters) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Each of the Loan Parties shall not become or agree to become a party to a Joint Venture other than Permitted Investments and other investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.4 [Loans and Investments]. For purposes of clarity, any Subsidiary organized under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof that is formed or acquired by the Canadian Borrower after the Closing Date shall join this Agreement as a Guarantor of the Canadian Liabilities in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.2.9.

• Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries Each of Irish Holdco and its Material Subsidiaries is duly organized or incorporated, as the case may be, and validly existing and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required. Schedule 3.01 hereto identifies each Subsidiary (other than Subsidiaries in respect of which Irish Holdco and its Subsidiaries own less than 50% of the Equity Interests thereof) as of the Closing Date, noting whether such Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary, whether such Subsidiary is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock or other equity interests owned by Irish Holdco and the other Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a description of each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity interests of each Material Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and non-assessable (as such term is determined under applicable law) and all such shares and other equity interests owned by Irish Holdco or another Material Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by Irish Holdco or such Material Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created under the Loan Documents and Liens permitted by Section 6.02. As of the Closing Date (and except pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement), there are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of any Material Subsidiary to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of any Material Subsidiary.

• Mergers, Subsidiaries, Etc No Credit Party shall directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, (a) form or acquire any Subsidiary, or (b) merge with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of, or otherwise combine with or acquire, any Person.

• Subsidiaries All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

• Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries, etc Each of the Acquired Companies is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, validly existing, qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Business Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, any reference to any facts, circumstances, events or changes having a “Business Material Adverse Effect” means such facts, circumstances, events or changes that are, or would reasonably be expected to become, materially adverse to the business, financial condition or continuing operations of the Business taken as a whole but shall not include facts, circumstances, events or changes (a) generally affecting the newspaper industry in the United States or the economy or the financial or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including regulatory and political conditions or developments (including any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism) or (b) resulting from (i) the announcement or the existence of, or compliance with, this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the effect of the announcement of, or the existence of the plan to make, the Proposed Divestitures (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (provided that the exception in this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.2(c) to the extent that the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would result in any of the consequences set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of such section), (ii) any litigation arising from allegations of a breach of fiduciary duty or other violation of applicable Law relating to the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby or (iii) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or accounting standards. No Acquired Company is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws, except as would not have a Business Material Adverse Effect. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in the Acquired Companies have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, owned directly or indirectly by Knight Ridder (or following the Effective Time, Seller), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other ownership interests, except for restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws.